Family car saved as Fyrish home gutted

Feb 14, 2019 News

A fire that purportedly began in a room in the upper flat of a two-storeyed, wooden and concrete house at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, completely destroyed the building where six persons including a six-year-old child lived.

Lost her home: Yuma ‘Sheen’ Androod

Yuma “Sheen” Androod, her husband, her son and her in laws are now contemplating their next move since there was nothing that could be saved except their car during the two-hour blaze.
She told this publication that her husband was not home but she was in the bottom flat with her son when her mother- in- law informed her that there was smoke emanating from the back room in the upper flat.
Neighbours disclosed that the couple’s car had to be pushed out from under the house since they could not locate the keys.
“She come tell me, fire deh in the house. By the time we try to go upstairs the fire already take over the house. Dem seh the fire come from the back room,” Yuma recounted through tears.

Her mother- in- law who was the owner of the building was crying uncontrollably as she watched the home she shared with her family go up in flames.
Firefighters were already on the scene.

Helpless residents and other at the fire scene yesterday.

Clive McDonald, Second in command of ‘B’ Division Fire Service who was at the scene of the inferno, told reporters that they received a call that a building was on fire yesterday afternoon. “On arrival, immediately the crew from Rose Hall was dispatched but when they arrived on the scene the building was already engulfed in flames. The entire first floor had collapsed. The crew immediately went into operation to suppress and stop the fire spread.”
He explained that a fire tender from New Amsterdam was summoned to assist but by the time it arrived the fire was under control.
He added that an investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire. Millions of dollars have been estimated in losses.

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