5 homeless after Agricola fire

A massive fire in Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara, which occurred during the late hours of Thursday afternoon, has left at least five persons homeless, including three young children.

The owner of the home was too traumatised to speak; however, Guyana Times was informed that he lived with his wife, Mikisha Marcus, and their three children

in the Fourth Street, Agricola home.

According to neighbours, at the time of the fire, only the owner’s wife and children were home. They managed to escape unharmed.

“I was sleeping and when I hear the screams, I come out and the fire well underway. The entire house destroyed. We couldn’t even go close to the place cause the heat too much, the firefighters all had to run,” one neighbour said.

There were visible signs of damage on the walls of the neighbouring house. Electrical wires were also said to be on fire at the time of the incident. Firefighters were seen trying to contain the massive blaze.

Details of how the fire began were still sketchy up to late Thursday evening. (Ramona Luthi)