Good Hope house destroyed after suspected arson

The burnt remains of the house. Inset is the house on fire (GFS photos)

A fire, suspected to be an act of arson, destroyed a Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house on Friday night.

The fire started around 21.28 hrs at the two-storey Lot 13 Phase One, Good Hope, building that was owned and occupied by Asif Shaffie, 59.

In a press release issued yesterday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said two fire tenders were dispatched to the scene. While they managed to extinguish the fire, the wooden and concrete building and its contents were destroyed.