“I grabbed my nephew, and we ran” – woman recalls moment she realized her home on fire
…as family of 6 now homeless
One of the occupants of the house, Lyndon Amer
A family of six has been left homeless after a fire gutted their two-storey, wooden-and-concrete home at Lot 14, Company Road in North Buxton, East Coast Demerara at just after 09:00h on Friday.
Family members are left grappling with significant losses, but are grateful they have all escaped unharmed.
Tiffany Aymer, one of those affected, in recounting the terrifying moments leading up to the blaze, detailed, “I was downstairs cooking. Just starting to cook when my father Lyndon Aymer, who was outside, started to call me,” she said. “I ran upstairs and saw a set of black smoke. I grabbed my nephew, and we ran downstairs.”
Lyndon Aymer, Tiffany’s father, who first noticed the fire on the top floor of the building, in describing the scene, detailed: “When I woke up — I was back there — I saw smoke coming through the door, coming from the back. I called for my grandson, and my daughter collected him and fled the home.”
One of the occupants of the house, Lyndon Amer
Lyndon said that although he attempted to save items from the top flat of the building, he could save only a few from the bottom flat, as the top was already engulfed in flames.
“We couldn’t save nothing! I just managed to save some things from the house”, he lamented.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS), in responding to the scene, managed to contain the fire to the house, thereby preventing much damage to nearby properties. An investigation into the origin of the fire is ongoing, but allegations making the rounds are that unattended children playing with matches may have been the cause of the fire. (G9)
