Nine lose home in Mocha fire

The upper flat of the house that was destroyed by the fire

Nine persons lost their home on Sunday in a fire of unknown origin at Mocha, East Bank Demerara.

The fire destroyed the upper half of the family’s Lot 8 Carol’s Place, Mocha home.

It started around 7 pm in a back room of the upper flat of the two-storey building.

Siani Gilbert, 22, who was one of the occupants of the home, was not there when the fire started.