Family of 5 homeless after Wismar fire

A fire believed to have been caused by arcing and sparking has ravaged the home of a 56-year-old man at Phase 1 (B), Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
The house was occupied by a family of five, which included three children, but no one was at home at the time of the fire. The building was also shared with four other individuals—his wife and 3 children.

GFS officials stated that the fire spread to nearby combustible materials, which ignited and intensified the flames.
According to reports, the fire service received a phone call alerting them to the fire from a resident in the neighbourhood at about 12:24 on Thursday.
The house was a one-storey wooden and concrete building measuring 10 metres by 13.3 metres, this newspaper was told