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Last Updated on Friday, 23 December 2016, 10:08 by Denis Chabrol
The house at Tucber Park, New Amsterdam. (Facebook photo by Byron Forde)
FireĀ early Friday morning destroyed a house at Tucber, New Amsterdam,Ā leaving a fireman homeless.
Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle told Demerara Waves Online News that based on preliminary information, the fire originated from a kerosene lamp.
Sources said the house had no electricity.
The house was occupied by Troy Williams, a fireman. Police said the occupant told them “he was awakened by a loud explosion and discovered part of the house in flames, causing him to break a window and jump to safety.”
Gentle said fire fighters confined the blaze to one house located at the back a few houses away from the ball field.