Firefighters on Tuesday contained a fire that threatened to destroy three houses on the west coast of Demerara.

According to the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service, at about 11:21 am, the Guyana Fire Service received a call and was alerted to a fire at Lot 3 B New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Water tenders from the La Grange and Eccles fire stations were immediately dispatched to the location.

Upon arrival, firefighters observed a two-storey wooden and concrete building engulfed in flames.

The building was owned and occupied by 67-year-old Harry Deodharry.

As a result of the fire, the first floor of the building was severely damaged and its contents destroyed, while the ground floor sustained water damage.

Another two-storey wooden and concrete building located at Lot 2 B New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, was also affected by the blaze, with one PVC guttering being slightly damaged due to radiated heat from the building of origin.

Two jets working from Water Tender number 111 and an open water source were used to extinguish the blaze.

The Fire Prevention Department is conducting investigations to ascertain what caused the fire.