Ten persons, including an eight-month-old baby, escaped with only their lives early Thursday morning when a fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, gutted their two-storey Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara home.
An estimated $5M worth in articles and home appliances were said to be destroyed in the fire, which has left the family taking refuge at a neighbour while pleading for public assistance to help them rebuild their lives.
The occupants of Lot 36 Public Road, Den Amstel said that they are not sure exactly what may have been the