First aid worker homeless after fire devastates house

An early morning fire on Tuesday completed gutted the home of a first aid worker attached to the Albion Sugar Estate, thus rendering him homeless. At the time of the devastation, 46-year-old Bissoondial of Reliance, East Canje, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), was not at home.

According to information received, the two-bedroom wooden house was destroyed within minutes of the fire being spotted, but it was hours after that Bissoondial was told his house was gutted.
According to Bissoondial, he received a telephone call at about 08:30h stating that his house was on fire.
“I was in the backdam. So I had to make arrangements to come out. When I come out, I see the building was flat.”

He noted that there was electricity connected to the building.
“I don’t cook there and when I left at 4:30h everything was okay.”
Bissoondial, who is contemplating his next move, is willing to accept any form of assistance in order to rebuild. Persons can contact him on 615-0048.
“Whatever anybody wants to assist with because at least you can build back something small.”
However, Divisional Fire Officer, Carvil Williams related that by the time they arrived at the scene, the house was completely engulfed.
“When we would have arrived there the estate land rover was already here which responded from Rose Hall, Canje… when they arrived here the entire building was already engulfed with flames and we got into action and extinguished same,” the fire officer said.
An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the fire.