Four families have been left in a state of devastation after a fire, the origin of which is yet to be determined, ripped through a four-apartment complex at Lot C Louisa Row, Wortmanville, Georgetown, yesterday at about 4pm, leaving two families counting their losses and the other two suffering from scorched items and severe water damage.
Although no official release was issued by the Guyana Fire Service up to press time, it was reported that the fire started in the front apartment of the lower flat of the structure which is a two-storey concrete and wooden building and which housed more than a dozen persons including a baby.
At the chaotic scene yesterday, Stabroek News managed to speak to three of the tenants. Two have alleged that the fire was caused by illegal smoking of narcotics, while the other, the occupant of apartment where the fire started is refuting those claims.
