Blairmont family saves house from utility pole fire

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Baso Tullaram (at right) points to mud around the meter, while her daughter displays a burnt main switch. Satesh, who was muddied during the fire-fighting efforts, is at left.
Baso Tullaram (at right) points to mud around the meter, while her daughter displays a burnt main switch. Satesh, who was muddied during the fire-fighting efforts, is at left.

A family of No. 2 Settlement, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, on Thursday managed to save their house from a fire that was ignited after the collapse of a rotten section of a utility pole.

Around 10 am, the electrical wire from the pole dropped on Totoram Tullaram’s roof. The roof was soon engulfed