By Shuntel Glasgow
A fire which was allegedly set by a mentally ill man, destroyed three houses at Container City, Georgetown yesterday morning, leaving at least 10 persons homeless. Two persons were injured and taken to the hospital.
Just before 11 am a fire was allegedly set by a man of unsound mind. The man was seen on several occasions lighting fires under his house. At the time of the fire, the occupants of the homes were at work. The raging fire destroyed his house and soon after caught on to another house. Residents attempted to put out the fires with buckets but their efforts were in vain. The heavy breeze blowing at the time enabled the fire to spread to a third house.
By the time the GFS arrived on the scene, all three houses were ablaze. To prevent the fire from spreading to yet another house, firefighters doused the neighbouring fourth house with water. The heat radiating from the third house destroyed the windows of the fourth house, however, firefighters were able to prevent it from being consumed.
