Four buildings hit by North Road blaze, eight left homeless

(Kaieteur News) – Eight people, including children, have been left homeless after a fire swept through four buildings on North Road, Georgetown, on Wednesday afternoon, threatening nearby structures before firefighters brought the blaze under control.

According to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), the fire broke out behind Akbar Auto Sales, in the vicinity of Cummings and North Roads.

In a subsequent Facebook update, the GFS said when firefighters arrived at the scene, two buildings were already engulfed in flames, while nearby structures were threatened by the rapidly spreading blaze.