A Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast mother of four lost her two-storey wooden and concrete home in a mysterious fire on Friday night.
At the time of the fire, no one was home, Seelochnie Sonia Singh told Stabroek News. The woman, who shares the home with her three sons, said that her sons were at work and she was in Parika attending the West Coast Demerara Diwali motorcade when the fire occurred.
Speaking to this publication via telephone, Singh recounted that she received a call from an individual informing her that her home was on fire.
“There was nothing I could have done at that time. It was around 7pm and no boat was working so I couldn’t have gone home. My neighbours called the fire service and help to put out the fire but nothing was saved,” she related.
The woman said that she returned to her Spring Garden, Region Two home on Saturday morning and everything was reduced to ashes.
“I come home and everything was gone. The entire house was burned to the ground; all my documents and important papers gone. The furniture, TV, freezer, money, gold, everything gone,” Singh lamented.
The woman added that she worked hard to make the three-bedroom house comfortable for herself and her children and to “see nothing was saved, it hurts really bad.”
Singh said that while she is able to stay with her daughter in Parika, she wishes to rebuild her home and would appreciate any form of assistance from the public. She said that she only left a light on in the house and is unsure whether that contributed to the fire.
Person desirous of assisting Singh can contact her on 643 4515.
