FIFTEEN persons representing three families were yesterday afternoon rendered homeless after a double flat house at 27 Delph Street Campbellville home went up in flames.

The Guyana Chronicle was informed that no one has been able to say how the fire started, but according to some folks in the area, the fire might have been triggered by a malfunctioning piece of equipment in the yard where a vehicle spray painting and bodywork shop operates.
Speaking with this publication yesterday, Avinesh Rampertab, owner of the property, explained that he was at a funeral when the fire started. The young man claimed that he received a call that his house was on fire and when he reached there was nothing that could have been saved.
His mother, Pamela Rampertab, was weeping uncontrollably as she watched her life’s earning being destroyed.
There were six persons living in the upper flat of the building while the lower flat, divided into two apartments, housed two other families, one with four members and the other with five.
The Fire Service responded to the fire with some four tenders and was able to contain the blaze to one building, even though the heat did cause some amount of damage to a nearby building.
No one was reported as being injured in the fire and the fire service is continuing their investigation. The Guyana Power and Light also responded and temporarily disconnected the power supply to the house which was on fire.
Written By Leroy Smith