Fire guts Linden house
What remains of the house
What remains of the house

–family homeless

A five-member family of Amelia’s Ward, Linden had their home demolished by a fire that struck without warning on Saturday afternoon; and despite the best efforts of the close-knitted community to render assistance, they are now homeless, having managed to save nothing from the ravages of that blaze.

In fact, family members had no choice but to jump through a bedroom window in order to save themselves from the raging fire.

Matriarch of the home, Beverly February, and daughter Tiffany February, have been admitted at the Mackenzie Hospital under observation, as Beverly has come down with a pressure attack.

A neighbour detailed that Tiffany told her that the fire began in the passageway to the bedrooms, where she had placed her mattress as she cleaned her room.

“She told me that she was cleaning her room, and she decided to take a lil rest and lay down on the bed when she feel this heat; and when she get up and check, the mattress was already on fire,” the neighbour, who also witnessed the fire, related.

By the time she rushed to notify her parents of what was happening, the fire had already engulfed several rooms, leaving family members with no choice but to jump to safety.

Guyana Chronicle understands that by the time the fire truck arrived, the entire home was engulfed and nothing was saved.

Patriarch of the home, taxi driver Cedric James, was in the shower at the time of the fire. He told the media that the mattress was lit by an adopted 4-year-old son, and by the time he was notified of the fire, all he could do was rescue himself and his car that was parked under the house.

He said the fire men responded quickly but the house was already engulfed, as it was wooden. His son was at church when the incident occurred. The family had taken up residence at the house in 2005.

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