At 6.10 am on Monday, nine firefighters from the La Grange Fire Station responded to a house fire at Lot 343 Recht-Door-Zee, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said in a release that Water Tender #111 and Water Carrier #14 were dispatched to the location with 9369 liters of water. The first appliance arrived at 6:22 am, and the first jet was applied to the fire at 6.23 am
The wooden and concrete two-storey building, owned by 62-year-old Carolyn Jervis, was occupied by her and her five family members.