A mother and her three children, along with her grandchild, are now homeless after fire completely gutted their home at Ladern’s Ville, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Upper Berbice River, on Monday.
The building was burnt to the ground
Reports are that the fire occurred about 14:00h, but no one was at home at the time.
Guyana Times was told that the homeowner, Shellon Sampson works in Georgetown and would usually return home every weekend.
According to Sampson’s niece, Mickelicia Sampson, who lives next door, the fire is suspected to have been electrical in nature as there was a fluctuation of voltage in the area at the time it started.
The woman’s niece said she rushed to the scene, but upon her arrival at 14:15h, the one-storey house was already gutted.
According to Mickelicia Sampson, her aunt is a single parent and she would be grateful if she could receive assistance to rebuild her home.
Efforts made to contact Shellon Sampson proved futile.
