FOLLOWING the Retrieve, Linden fire last Wednesday which left 11 persons homeless, Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle said a probe is underway.He pointed out that the fire so far points to either an electrical fault or it may have been started by children, who reside in the lower flat of the edifice.

Gentle said the blaze reportedly started at about 10pm and a fire tender from McKenzie, Linden responded and contained the conflagration.

One of the fire victims, Rhonda Morrison told the Guyana Chronicle that she was not at home when the fire started since she was at church but within minutes the entire structure was no more.

She said the two-storey house was occupied by three families and now a total of 11 persons, including children, are homeless.

The upper flat was occupied by Morrison and her family while the lower flat was divided into two apartments which housed two families, all of whom were asleep when the blaze started last Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Morrison and her family are staying at relatives in the same street while the others sought alternative arrangements elsewhere.