A family lost their home after a fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, gutted their Timehri, East Bank Demerara home on Friday evening.
Sunday Stabroek understands that the fire, which started around 7.15 pm, ripped through the single-flat concrete house, situated at Lot 25 Timehri Public Road, within minutes. The house was occupied by Yusuf Lumelino, his brother and their elderly grandfather.
Also in the vicinity is the family’s shop known as “Vino and Sons shop” and a wash bay, which is situated in yard. However, a quick response from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) managed to save the businesses from destruction.
No one was at home at the time of the fire; Lumelino and his brother were attending to customers in the shop, while their grandfather was at a mosque.
