A Wellington Park, Corentyne, family is counting their losses after fire destroyed their furniture and equipment on Saturday night.

According to Chandradat Moonsammy, at around 21:00 hrs a friend alerted him that his sister’s home was on fire.

“Rockers pull up Blam! Blam! Shanie house on fire! So me call the fire service and run over and we smash in the grill and bruk down the side door,” he said.

He continued that upon entering the building, thick smoke started to bellow from the entrance and he noticed the three-piece suite was on fire.

However, due to the smoke and intense heat, they were unable to get into the one-story concrete building.

“The smoke too much, we couldn’t get in, so we start to soak the building from the outside by which time the fire service come and them start fuh out the fire,” Moonsammy said.

He stated that after the fire service was able to subdue the fire, they noticed a window at the back of the house was smashed and the grill removed.

A table was also set alight in the kitchen. The three bedrooms in the house were also destroyed as well as electronics in the kitchen.

When the Guyana Chronicle visited the scene, the scent of kerosene was high and the entire interior of the building was destroyed.

Moonsammy said no one was at home at the time of the fire. His sister lives overseas but a relative from Whim Village was the caretaker.

Moonsammy is calling for a full investigation into the fire.