Six persons are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their one-flat wooden and concrete house at Hope, according to a press release from the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service.
The release said that the fire service received a call at 7.58 pm on Saturday and was alerted to a fire at Lot 303 Hope, Estate Road, East Coast Demerara.
Water Tender #106 and Water Carrier #14 from the Mahaica and Melanie Fire Stations were immediately dispatched to the location.
The structure involved was a one-flat wooden and concrete building owned occupied by 22-year-old Jamal Marshall and 24-year-old Monte Moses and his family of four.
One jet working from Water Carrier #14 was used to extinguish the fire.
While no one was injured, the building and its contents were destroyed leaving six persons homeless.
Investigations are being carried out to determine what caused the fire.
