Two homeless following Turkeyen fire

The Guyana Fire Service battled two major fires in Region Four on Monday, one at Good Hope that destroyed a junkyard with vehicles and later in the evening, a house fire.

According to a statement from the Guyana Fire Service, at about 18:05 hrs, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at Pattensen, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown.

The structure involved was a two-storey wooden and concrete building owned by 83-year-old Lucille Greene.

The top floor of the building was unoccupied while the bottom floor was occupied by 64-year-old David Williams and 49-year-old Shannon Dover.

As a result of the fire, the building and its contents were destroyed, leaving two (2) persons homeless.

Fire Prevention officials are currently investigating what caused the fire.

Four jets working from WT#85, WC#14, and LR#7 tank supplies were used to extinguish the fire.