A Linden family of five are now counting their losses after a fire completely gutted their flat concrete home situated at One Mile, Wismar.
According to reports, the fire at the house belonging to Curtis Higgins started at approximately 10:00h on Monday while a teenager and two children were at home.
Guyana Times understands that Higgins lived at the house, along with four family
The remains of the Higgins home at One Mile, Wismar, Linden
members. A neighbour recalled hearing a knock on her door and upon opening it, she was told by one of the children who were home at the time that the house was “burning down”.
“I said, ‘What you mean your house burning down? Where your mother?’ ‘Me ain’t know’ (was the child’s response) Where your father? ‘Me ain’t know’. Who and you deh home? ‘Me and my sister’….I stand up right at the side here and when I look, I see the whole roof from the bedroom, the zinc, everything done burn and deh down,” she recalled.
The woman said that she then raised an alarm. She explained that she called 911 several times in order to access the Linden fire service, but was told by the operator that the call was already transferred and she would have to wait for the fire service to arrive. She noted that neighbours were unable to save anything since the fire engulfed the house quickly.
“When they come everything was actually finished…the house de done burn already,” the woman said. The neighbour indicated that apart from a washing machine, the family were not able to save anything from the house. The inside of the building and its roofing were completely burnt out.
An occupant of the home, Dorette Higgins, when contacted, noted that she lived at the home with her father, Curtis Higgins, for 38 years. She said she was at her sister’s house when the fire started.
She said she was told by her son, who was home at the time, that they were in bed when he felt his nose burning. His sister, who got up to check, noticed smoke coming from one of the bedrooms.
Higgins explained that there was an issue with electricity at the house a few days ago and her refrigerator was damaged. The woman, who believes the fire was electrical in nature, explained that she has not received any assistance so far. She noted that the family were presently staying at a friend’s home, which has no water or electricity.
The fire service has since launched an investigation.
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Pic saved in photos as Linden fire
Caption: The remains of the Higgins home at One Mile, Wismar, Linden
