Lima Sands house goes up in flames

Nov 09, 2016 News

A Lima Sands family of four has been forced to seek refuge elsewhere after their one-flat concrete house went up in flames Monday evening shortly after 19:00 hrs.

The gutted house.

According to reports coming out of the remote area on the Essequibo Coast, the single parent mother of three, Onica, a bulb was blown so she decided to light a candle which she placed on a wall divider.
Further reports stated that the young lady subsequently left her home and went to her mother’s house a few yards away in the same village. The report added that the young lady’s daughter who is about 10 years old relit the candle which went out, and placed it back on the divider.
The lady’s son who is younger removed the candle and placed it on the bed before leaving with his mother and two other siblings for their grandmother’s home.
Minutes later, Onica’s neighbour saw the fire and alerted other neighbours who relayed the tragic news to her. The mother of three lost a quantity of clothing and household items in the fire.
The fire service was called in and with neighbours and family members who formed a bucket brigade, extinguished the fire.

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