A fire of unknown origin, yesterday destroyed a wooden and concrete, two-story house at Tain Village, Corentyne, Berbice, which housed five persons.
According to the police, the fire started in the upper flat of the two-story structure at 3.15pm yesterday. Thirty six-year-old Jagdeo Ramotar, a cook by profession, his wife and his three children who occupy the home were sitting at the bottom flat of the house when they noticed smoke coming from the upper flat of the house. They immediately exited the house and took refuge at a next-door neighbour.
