Two fishermen escaped with their lives and minor burns on Thursday evening when a gas fire destroyed their boat.
The injured men are Phillip Edmonds, 42, and Derrick Balmickery, 29, who suffered minor burns to lower and upper parts of their bodies in the fire, which occurred at Helena, Mahaica River, East Coast Demerara.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday said it received a call at 6.10 pm on Thursday evening about a boat on fire at New Bridge, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
