FOUR families are now homeless after a fire destroyed the house they were occupying at Lot 110 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

According to information from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), water tenders from the Eccles and Diamond fire stations were dispatched around 14:34hrs on Friday, when the fire service received information about a fire at Grove.

According to reports, when the fire service arrived, officers found a two-storey wooden and concrete building on fire.

Firefighters were unable to save the building owned by the late Dacie Metamon, but investigations revealed that the fire was maliciously set. Investigations into the incident are in progress.