(Kaieteur News) – Zalema Ally, a 55-year-old housewife of Lot 1, Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice, was fortunate enough to escape unharmed from an early morning fire which quickly demolished her home on Monday.

Thick plumes of smoke emanated from the concrete and wooden building just about 7:00am, sending persons scampering for water. However, despite their best efforts, the fire developed rapidly.

From a hammock in the nearby yard, a distraught Ally explained to Kaieteur News that she and her husband occupied the upper four-bedroom flat, while a female tenant dwelled in the lower one-bedroom space. Ally said the fire originated from the lower flat. At the time of the incident, the tenant was not at home.