5 homeless after fire guts Sophia home

A taxi driver, his wife, and three children were rendered homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their home at Block E, Plum Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, on Thursday.

According to the Guyana Fire Service, firefighters responded to reports of a house on fire at the location. A water tender and water carrier from Fire Service Headquarters were dispatched to the scene, along with their respective crews.

Upon arrival, firefighters found the flat wooden house fully engulfed in flames. Through the swift and coordinated efforts of the firefighting teams, the blaze was brought under control and extinguished.