Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
13 homeless after Grove house maliciously set on fire
The entire building was destroyed by fire (Photo: Joseph Allen/Facebook)
Thirteen persons from four different families are now homeless after the house they were living in was maliciously set on fire.
The Guyana Fire Service, in a statement, noted that the fire started at about 02:34hrs at Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara on Friday.
Water tenders from the Eccles and Diamond fire stations were immediately dispatched to the location.
The structure was a two-storey wooden and concrete building owned by Dacie Metamon, who is deceased.
While firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, the building and everything inside was destroyed.
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