Five homeless after fire at Port Mourant
Sookram and his family
Sookram and his family

A FAMILY of five is now homeless, after a fire of unknown origin
destroyed their dwelling at Lot 41 Miss Phoebe, South,
Port Mourant,Corentyne,Berbice The fire, which started at approximately 07:30 hrs, quickly
spread through the home.

According to Tilack Sookram, 37, a security guard attached to Hack’s
Rice Mill, at around 06:30 hrs, he and his wife left for work and the
market respectively.

“ I was at work when I get a call that a house catch fire . While I
was coming through I was looking to see where get the fire only to
reach and see my house burn to the ground.”

He believes the fire may be electrical in origin, since
on numerous occasions they would experience electrical shortages in
the house.

“I usually get electrical problem coming from the post. Many
times things blow in the house because more than one
appliance on at the same time.”
Though the house belongs to an overseas-based Guyanese, Sookram and his family have been occupying it for the past five years and during
that time he related, they purchased all basic amenities which were all
destroyed.

He noted that he had savings of $375,000 in cash which was destroyed,
and an estimated  $800,000 in losses for the household appliances and
furnishings.

His wife, Mohini Ramdass ,28, was emotional as she disclosed that they had nowhere to go and the only thing that remained was the clothing on their bodies .

She said her four-year-old was left with only the diapers he was wearing, while her
two older children (5 and 8 yrs) lost all their school paraphernalia.

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