Richard José, a 47-year-old Venezuelan national, perished in a fire of unknown origin yesterday morning at Lot G 11/3 Plantain Walk, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) stated that at 3:31 am yesterday, firefighters from the La Grange Fire Station, along with a water tender and a water carrier responded to a building on fire. Upon arrival, they observed a two-storey house on fire, with the first floor fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze to the first floor of the building and minimise threats to nearby buildings.
