‘Globe Yard’ fire victim discounts electrical origin
THE origin of the ‘Globe Yard’ conflagration, which gutted the home of Tandy Liverpool, at Lot 135 Waterloo Street, Georgetown, on Wednesday, is still being investigated by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).
When the Guyana Chronicle visited the scene yesterday, the distraught family was clearing the debris but Liverpool discounted an electrical origin, stating that the blaze did not start in the kitchen where there were two filled gas cylinders which did not explode.
The woman maintained that, although she is not able to say what transpired, she is certain somebody started the flames.
According to Liverpool, there were illegal electricity connections in the yard but not to her residence where a generator was being used.
A relative, Annette Brummell, who resides in the flat below Liverpool’s, said she suffered great losses although her place was not completely destroyed.
Brummell said she was visiting a friend in the same yard when her son called out to tell her about the fire and, as she approached the building, she saw smoke emanating from the kitchen area.
She said she could not have done anything preventative as the building went up in flames fast.
Owner of the property, Violet Dones declared that someone was “out to get the family.”
She related that the telephone line shocked one of the firefighters and also reported: “We have lost millions of dollars and many years of hard work but we are hoping to purchase a piece of land and rebuild a home for our family.”
Other homes in the yard were scorched, as well, including that of Hermie Thom, a sister of Dones but the latter said no major damage was done to hers and she is currently accommodating the former and members of her household.