Two persons lost their home after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a Craig, East Bank Demerara house yesterday morning.
The fire started around 9.15am and quickly reduced the single flat wood and concrete house, located at Lot 436 Craig Village, to ashes.
The house was owned by Dhaniram Bailey but occupied by Clement Pierre, 66, a fisherman of Meadow Bank Wharf. Bailey left for the interior some four days ago. At the time of the fire, no one was at home.
Up to late yesterday afternoon, investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
A source from the Guyana Fire Service said that the house had no access to electricity and therefore investigators were trying to determine if a stove or any form of fire was left unattended, resulting in the blaze.
When Stabroek News visited the scene yesterday, Pierre, who was being comforted by neighbours, explained to this newspaper that he was on his way home from work when he received a call from his nephew informing him of the fire. “Soon as I reach the gate, I see the fire truck and a crowd of people and the house did already done burn,” he said.
The man added that all his belongings were destroyed in the fire.
Meanwhile, a man who occupies an apartment in a neighbouring building said their water tanks were also destroyed by the fire.
He said that Pierre only recently moved into the house after Bailey learned that he had no place to stay.
