INDIRA Rahaman, the proprietrix who lost millions after her storage bond went up in flames and her house suffered extensive water damage last week Sunday, was discharged from a medical institution late yesterday afternoon.
The woman who watched part of her investments go up in flames at 34-35 Duncan Street, Campbellville was rushed to the hospital after her blood pressure had skyrocketed and she almost suffered a heart attack.
Her husband who was not in the country at the time of the fire last week Sunday was only able to get a flight here yesterday.
Yesterday Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle told this newspaper that the fire service has been receiving several reports regarding the fire.
In view of the family’s previous experiences at their other business locations, the fire department is not ruling out either electrical fault or arson.
Meanwhile the losses suffered by the Bacchus family last Sunday morning following the fire at their Duncan Street bond is still being tabulated and the family maintains that the figure could run into several millions.
Mohamed Jaleel Rahaman who is unable to move freely due to burns to his feet spoke with the Guyana Chronicle from his living room yesterday afternoon. He said that they will only be able to determine the exact extent of their loss when they would have revisited the paper work and records.
He has, however, determined already that there is no coming back as it relates to renovations for the building.
Asked to itemize some of the things which were destroyed in the fire, the young businessman stated that they have lost several cold storage facilities which cost millions of dollars, in addition to volumes of foodstuff.
And during the visit by this publication the family and workers of the company were busy sorting out the items which were not destroyed by the fire and setting them apart from the damaged items.
Mohamed explained that the upper flat of the building has several items which were saved from the fire but they are unable to reach those items at present because the stairway leading to the upper flat was destroyed.
He added that as soon as the fire service completes its investigation, they will begin the process of bringing the building down and removing the rubble.
Rahaman told the Chronicle that the fire is quite a setback to the family since they were forced to close the other three locations where they also operate businesses of a similar nature.
The business under the name G Bacchus Enterprise was only able to open one of the stores which is located on Duncan Street, opposite where the fire struck on Sunday morning.
He noted that it will take them a matter of months before they can set themselves up and get back on their feet.
The family is of the view that the fire was the work of arsonists but Mohamed explained that the camera footage was reviewed and there were no suspicious activities which were picked up at the location.
The family has been receiving threats concerning fire from a man with whom they previously did business. They are of the view that the businessman may have been behind the multimillion dollar blaze at their bond.
An elder member of the family related that they had purchased a property from the businessman and after the transaction the businessman claimed that he sold the property below its real value and wanted the family to pay him an additional sum in US dollars.
The family did not bow to the pressure and from then to now they have been suffering losses all through fire at each of their business places.
This publication was also informed that the family members are all US citizens and they are now contemplating packing up and leaving these shores. According to one family member they may “go and build America rather than building this country.”