A simple yard cleaning exercise of burning dry leaves, grass and garbage got out of control and threatened to engulf a nearby wooden building on the Byderabo Road, Bartica, around 13:00 hrs yesterday.       A pregnant Beverly Berry, who lives in the building with her reputed husband, Vinode Chindu, also called ‘Sharkie’, claimed that she was cleaning the yard of unwanted debris by heaping and burning them when some heavy duty plastic pipes caught fire and the flames ran out of control. Bystanders claimed that the situation was aggravated by high winds at the time.
The Bartica Fire Service was summoned; they responded promptly and quickly contained the blaze.
Ms. Berry, at home alone with her one-year-old son, was assisted by neighbours in removing the family belongings from the house. (EDWARD A PERSAUD)