Meten-Meer-Zorg property goes up in flames…residents claim firefighters took too long to arrive on scene
Millions of dollars went up in flames as an early morning fire on Friday completely destroyed a family’s dwelling quarters and a Chinese restaurant at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.
The fire reportedly started at about 02:00h in the kitchen of the restaurant housed in the lower flat of the two-storey wooden-and-concrete building at Lot 102 Public Road, Meten-Meer-Zorg.
The aftermath of the fire
At the time of the blaze, the owners’ son was occupying the upper flat. When INews visited the scene, the young man Joshua Dookie, was contemplating his next move. He related that he was awakened by loud screams from his neighbours who alerted him that the bottom flat was on fire.
The man stated that as he looked, he saw huge flames emanating from the kitchen of the restaurant. He noted that within minutes the entire building was engulfed in flames.
“I stood helplessly watching the building go up in flames with no fire tender around”. He added that after the fire was spotted, neighbours contacted the Guyana Fire Station at Leonora but they were given the “attitude” by the person who took the call.
“It took the firefighters 45 minutes to arrive at the scene despite the station b
