Zeelugt house gutted due to overheated extension cord
– 8 left homeless
A fire on Sunday, caused by an overheated extension cord, has completely gutted a house at Health Street in Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, leaving several persons without a roof over their heads.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has reported that, at about 12:28h on Sunday, it received a report of a fire at the stated address, and two water tenders and crews from the Leonora Fire Station
were dispatched to the scene.
They were greeted with the sight of a two-storey, wooden-and-concrete-building fully engulfed.
The aftermath of the devasting fire on Sunday
The building was reportedly owned by Deoraj Jaggernauth, who occupied the lower flat with four other family members, while the upper flat was occupied by three tenants – Felix Lindore, Lorena Lopes, and Fahaliz Valentino.
The building and its contents were destroyed despite best efforts by the firemen; and the cause of the fire has been determined as overheating of an “unrated” drop cord, which came into contact with nearby combustible materials, thus igniting the blaze.
In addition, a nearby one-flat, wooden-and-concrete house suffered damage from radiated heat. This building is owned by Parbattie Sewchand, and she occupies same with another person.
