A Guidance Place, South Ruimveldt Park family of four has been displaced after a fire, suspected to be an act of arson, gutted a house during the wee hours of yesterday morning.
The fire started around 3.30 am.
Sunday Stabroek understands that the wooden house was occupied by a couple, their child and one of the child’s grandmothers.
They reportedly were unable save anything.
When this newspaper visited the scene yesterday, the family was said to have gone to seek shelter at a relative’s place.
A neighbour, who wished not to be named, explained that he was asleep when he was alerted by “banging” sounds coming from the house.
Upon checking, the man said he discovered that the house was on fire.
The Guyana Fire Service was immediately alerted.
While an investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the cause of the fire, Sunday Stabroek was informed that it reportedly stemmed from a dispute between the occupants of the house and another individual.
