A fire of unknown origin on Sunday afternoon destroyed a wooden dwelling at the Bartica Arcade, Bartica, Essequibo River.
A police release stated that though the one-bedroom building was abandoned by its owner, 68-year-old Alfred Wyatt, it was at the time of the fire occupied by a Venezuelan national.
According to Seeyone Lindore, a 45-year-old businessman of Bartica Arcade, at about 5.30 pm, he was at the Arcade when he observed smoke coming from the building.
