5-year-old dies following explosion at Prospect

Five-year-old Fayyaz Sahid of Prospect, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was killed after a metal barrel that his parents were cutting to make a bar-be-que grill exploded.
Initial investigations revealed that the child’s parents, Faiaze Sahid and Jessica Williams were on the veranda of their home using a welding torch to cut a metal barrel to make a BBQ Grill, when it exploded and struck the child who was also on the veranda, a short distance away.
The child was picked up and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Police were subsequently informed, and an investigation was launched.
Police ranks who examined the barrel, observed that there was a sticker with the sign “highly flammable.” Further, it was established that the top of the barrel blew out and struck the now dead child.
The child’s body bore injuries to the left hand and left side head. Further investigations are ongoing.