A fire, suspected to be of electrical origin, destroyed a two-storey house at Line Path, Upper Corentyne, yesterday morning and the homeowner was seriously burnt during his escape.
Rishiram Rajpaul, 50, of Line Path, Upper Corentyne, suffered burns to his face, hands, and back. He was rushed to the National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant, due to injuries to his eyes.
According to Rajpaul, he was watching television on Sunday evening when the electricity went off, after which he remained in his chair and fell asleep. The man said he awakened to the smell of smoke and he discovered flames emanating from the backroom in his house. “I rushed to the room but I couldn’t do nothing,” he said.