Tokant Deokharan, 44, the teacher who on Tuesday night was caught in a blaze of unknown origin at Port Mourant died as a result of inhalation of smoke.
The 10 pm fire started at Deokharan’s house at Manager’s Quarters, Port Mourant, Corentyne where he resided alone. The fire then spread to his neighbour’s two-storey wooden and concrete house destroying both and killing Deokharan in the process.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) had said that it was investigating the circumstances that led to the massive blaze in Port Mourant. According to the GFS, at 10:17 pm, the Fire Service was alerted to a fire at Manager’s Quarters, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.
The fire occurred at the street where the Port Mourant Market is located and for years now people have built stalls and occupied the parapet of the neighbouring cross street through which the fire started.
“The market stand wah them people get there cause the whole issue because it would a been a different scene if the truck them did get to come in. Them had to run the hose from the main road, none truck couldn’t come in”, a resident said
The resident called on the Neighbourhood Democratic Council which the market falls under to look into the matter as they are concerned that if a similar situation is to recur then they will be affected again.
