The top storey of a Cummings Street, Alberttown house was yesterday afternoon gutted by a fire of unknown origin.
At about 3.15 pm yesterday, the top flat of the two-storey 342 Cummings Street house went up in flames, but the quick response by the Guyana Fire Service saw the fire being contained. There were no casualties. The house, which is located behind the business establishment Baron Foods (Guy), is owned by Elsa Phillips, who lives in the USA.
Caretaker of the building, Ingrid Grant told reporters that she had finished cleaning the house at about 2 pm and left to call Phillips at a nearby