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Leon Fraser’s home destroyed by fire
Kaieteur News – A fire on Sunday afternoon completely destroyed a two-story home at Lot 13, Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice, leaving one man homeless.
According to reports, the Guyana Fire Service received the distress call around 14:02 hrs. Fire tender WT#121 and a team from the Onverwagt Fire Station, under the command of Station Leader D. Joseph, were promptly dispatched to the scene.
The structure, a wooden and concrete building, was measured eight metres by six metres on the upper floor and eight metres by four metres on the ground floor. Despite efforts by the firefighting crew, the building was engulfed in flames and completely destroyed.
The homeowner, Leon Fraser, 44, was the sole occupant at the time of the fire. He was not injured, but has been left without shelter.
Fire officials have launched an investigation into the origin and cause of the blaze.
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