Now
homeless are Patrick Moolsammy, his wife, Mala and their
three children, none of whom was at home when the disaster
occurred.
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Six
homeless
The
Moolsammys own Mala’s Fashion and Variety Store, at Lot
100 Regent Street, also in the city and were there while the
children attended school at the time of the 13:30 hrs blaze.
Neighbours
said, shortly before then, they smelled something burning
and saw thick, black smoke emanating from the house.
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Marvelling
at how quickly the flames spread, they said they never
before witnessed such an occurrence.
Mrs.
Moolsammy broke down in tears on seeing what was left of her
home and, although unable to exactly quantify their loss,
speculated that it would be in tens of millions of dollars.
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She
said they stored garments in the bottom flat for sale in
Regent Street.
Lamenting
what happened, she said she worked very hard “in rain, sun
or stars” to pay for the property which she purchased
about 18 years ago.
But
even as she wept, she blamed the destruction on Guyana Power
& Light (GPL) negligence.
Her
neighbours said they, too, saw wires taking current to her
house sparking regularly over the last few weeks.
Moolsammy
said she repeatedly complained to GPL and, on one occasion
when electricity was being disconnected in the area, she had
asked for her problem to be fixed but the technician replied
that he did not come to do that and was doing what he had to
do.
She
said she asked the man if he would fix it when the house is
burnt but he did not reply.
Meanwhile,
during the conflagration, nearby businesses, including New
Thriving restaurant, were forced to close their doors and
residents hurriedly put their main switches in the off
position and abandoned their homes.
Some
confirmed that the heat was intense and commended the Guyana
Fire Service (GFS) for containing the flames to the one in a
neighbourhood where houses are situated in close proximity
to each other.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
