Bee Hive home destroyed after gas cylinder explodes

A two-storey house at Lot 325 Bee Hive North Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was completely gutted following the explosion of a gas cylinder on Wednesday evening.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) in a release stated that a report was received at about 19:02h, and as such, a water tender and crew from the Melanie Fire Station was deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, they found the building, owned by 46-year-old Shawn Madramootoo and his family, completely engulfed.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was started after naked flames from an unknown source ruptured an LPG gas line, causing the gas cylinder to explode and the fire to spread to nearby combustible materials.
As a result of the fire, the building and its contents were destroyed, leaving four people homeless. Additionally, two houses situated on the southern side of the building were affected by radiated heat, resulting in two walls and a quantity of PVC guttering being slightly damaged.