A fire, suspected to be deliberately set, destroyed the Lumber Master Guyana Inc sawmill early yesterday morning, resulting in millions of dollars in losses.
Khemraj Mangroo, manager of the sawmill, told Stabroek News that he was the lone person on the premises when the fire gutted the Plot 1 Eastern Side, Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke Highway property around 1 am.
Two pick-up trucks, a forklift, a tractor and a truck were also among the property destroyed in the fire.
Mangroo said he was in his living quarters, situated some 200 feet from the sawmill, when he heard an explosion. “I heard like a bottle burst. When I peep through the window, I see the sawmill, vehicle, truck and office on fire. So I couldn’t come out…. What I do, I loose out couple louvres from my room window at the back and I run in the bush,” Mangroo said.
From there, he said he contacted the owner of the business, who summoned the Guyana Fire Service and the police.
The business is said to be owned by Deonarine Ramsaroop.
