Fire that razed Kingston house was electrical – Fire Chief

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has completed its investigation into the Kingston Fire that left an 81-year-old man homeless, and revealed that the fire was electrical in origin.

This was confirmed by Fire Chief Marlon Gentle, who also stated that based on the findings of the GFS’ investigations, the fire started on the lower flat and quickly spread throughout the building, thus completely destroying it.

The Barrack Street home was owned by Dhaniram Haricharran and went up in flames on Thursday last.
It was reported that smoke was seen emanating from the property sometime after 07:30h and without hesitation, t

he fire service was summoned.
Upon receiving the report, three tenders were deployed to the scene and managed to contain the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.
Nevertheless, the two-storey wooden and concrete building – situated at the back of a business establishment – was significantly destroyed. The outer structure remained intact while the contents in the interior turned to ashes.
The elderly man estimated his losses at about $20 million. He had moved in with his son, who resides at Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD).