Baby dies in Enmore fire

The scene of the fire (GFS photo)

A three-month-old boy, Leroy Archer died in a fire yesterday at Enmore.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said that at 10.25 am yesterday it received a call alerting to a fire at Lot 202 Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

Water Carrier #16 from the Melanie Fire Station and Water Tender #106 from the Mahaica Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the location, carrying a total of 9,463.5 liters of water. The first appliance (WC#16) arrived on the scene at 10:35 hrs, and the first jet went into action at 10:36 hrs, the GFS said.