Fire destroys ECD home, storage bond

…damages 4 other building

A fire caused by an overloaded sponge chipping machine, resulted in the complete destruction of a single-storey wooden and concrete building, leaving four people homeless.
Reports are that that the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) received a report about the incident at about 09:42h at Lot 24 Block 12, Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The fire, which started due to the motor of the sponge chipping machine overheating and igniting nearby combustible materials, quickly spread throughout the building, leaving no time for the occupants to save their belongings. The blaze also affected four neighboring structures.
A storage bond at Lot 25 Block 12, Non Pareil, was destroyed due to the heat radiating from the primary building. Additionally, three neighboring buildings at Lots 22, 26, and 27 Block 12 suffered damage to their external walls, as well as to various items, including a washing machine, a freezer, two tanks, and several pipes and guttering.
Firefighters initially used two water jets and later deployed two more jets to fully extinguish the fire. Despite their response, the fire caused significant destruction.