Arson is suspected as an Agatash village, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) home was severely damage by fire.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said they received a call at 10:02h on Thursday and immediately dispatched a water tender from the Bartica Fire Station to the scene.
The one-flat timber and concrete building, owned by 57-year-old Elizabeth Singh and occupied by 30-year-old Zelicia Fredericks, was engulfed in flames by the time the fire crew arrived.
A quantity of clothing and a king-sized mattress were destroyed, along with a king-sized bed frame, a wardrobe, a fridge, a stove, a sofa, a kitchen cabinet, among other items.
Neighbours reported that they used a bucket brigade to douse the fire before the Fire Department arrived, but the fire had already caused significant damage. According to the GFS, the initial probe revealed that fire was set maliciously by an unknown person or persons, as evidence of accelerants was found at the scene.
The incident is being investigated as arson, and the police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Meanwhile, Singh and Fredericks are left to rebuild the section of their home and replace their belongings.
According to the family, it is a devastating blow for them, and the community as a whole, as they try to come to terms with this act of senseless violence.
