A fire, believed to have been started by a child who was playing with matches, gutted a North Ruimveldt home around midday yesterday leaving three persons homeless.
Stabroek News understands that the fire started around 12:00 hrs at the Lot 3785 Upper North Ruimveldt Squatting Area home. The house was jointly owned by two brothers, Calvin and Ronald Prince. No one else was home at the time of the blaze and losses were estimated to be in the millions, since the house was fully furnished.
Calvin said he was sleeping in the upper flat of his father’s house, which is located opposite,