The Guyana Fire Service was called into action just around 1:40 this morning to put out a fire at Third Street, Montrose on the East Coast of Demerara. That fire quickly spread and completely destroyed a wooden house. Three persons were in the house at the time but they were all able to escape unharmed.
Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn updated media operatives on the fire and posited that while the origin of the fire is unknown at this point the Guyana Fire Service was able to bring the fire under control. No one was injured in the fire. An investigation is currently ongoing to ascertain the origin of the fire.