A fire, suspected to be of electrical origin, destroyed a house at Overwinning Village, East Bank Berbice yesterday afternoon.
Hasmoon Mohamed, 67, of Second Street, Overwinning Village, who lived in the four-bedroom concrete and wood house with her daughter, 39, and grandson, 7, said they first noticed the flames minutes after 2 pm.
“…Me go bathe. Me hearing something cracking and me seeing dust, so me calling on me grandson and he na answer. All me hear, ‘Fire! Fire!’ Neighbours hollering,” Mohamed told Stabroek News.
