A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, destroyed an East Amelia’s Ward, Linden house yesterday morning, leaving a businessman counting millions of dollars in losses.
Divisional Commander Linden Lord, told Stabroek News that the fire, which gutted the single-flat wooden house, began around 10 am.
The house is owned and occupied by Kissoon Dyal, popularly known as “Cacarally”, owner of the Cacarally sawmill.
Reports are that at the time of the fire, Dyal was relaxing in his verandah while a female who is employed as his cook was in the kitchen. The woman reportedly felt intense heat coming from the house and rushed to alert Dyal.
By the time she did so, an explosion was heard and thick smoke was seen coming from the house.
An alarm was raised and the Guyana Fire Service was summoned. However, by the time they arrived at the scene, the house had already been destroyed.
