A fire of unknown origin this morning gutted a two-storey concrete house at Lot 129 First Street, ‘BB’ Eccles East Bank Demerara, leaving in its wake millions of dollars in damage.
The two women who occupied the structure were out when the smoke was noticed around 9 am.
An alarm was raised by neighbours and a fire tender responded promptly. The blaze which was raging was eventually quelled.
Fire officials are conducing investigations to ascertain the origin of this latest fire.