PROMPT response by firemen on Thursday afternoon averted a major fire from flattening an apartment complex at Trench Road, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown.According to Andrew Ford, he was at his Lot 146, Trench Road home with his family around 14:30hrs on Thursday when he observed smoke entering his home via its roof.

He said the fire started in the apartment next door at Lot 145 and he immediately started moving items out of his home.
Ford, who works at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, said the Guyana Fire Service was called, and according to him, the firemen arrived promptly at the scene.
“If they didn’t come this whole place woulda bun down,” he said.
Ford said thankfully, only the roof at the back of his home was damaged but he noted that the entire house was soaked.
“We got to clean from top to bottom,” he said. Seven persons reside at the complex.
The man’s relative told reporters that the family was asleep at the time when smoke was observed in the roof of the apartment. She said no one was at home next door where the

fire started.
“The woman went out and her son went to work,” she noted.
Persons congregated at the scene, while police officers maintained order.
Anyone who wishes to assist Andrew Ford and other relatives affected by the fire can reach the family on 686-7461.