The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has confirmed that the fire that claimed the life of the elderly Moses Elias, also known as “Bro Mo”, former headmaster of Bladen Hall Multilateral School, had been maliciously set.
The Fire Service confirmed that it had received the report of a fire at West Half, Plot OBAZ, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara at about 4:00h on Friday, and said it had responded promptly.
“Water Carrier #16 and Water Tender #105, carrying 1703 liters of water, along with their crews, were immediately dispatched to the scene. Personnel, including Leading Fireman Legal, Leading Fireman Petrie, and five others, encountered a wooden- and-concrete two-storey building engulfed in flames, and immediately commenced firefighting operations”, the report stated.
The house that was destroyed by fire
As a result of that blaze, 84-year-old Moses Elias, owner of the house, perished in the fire.
“Despite the valiant efforts of the firefighting crews, the building and its contents were destroyed. The cause of the fire is suspected to be malicious, with the perpetrator(s) currently unknown”, the Fire Service has further stated.
