Fire destroys house at Bladen Hall – elderly couple escapes

East Coast Demerara : An elderly couple barely made it out of their Bladen Hall home on the East Coast of Demerera last night just minutes after 8 pm when their home went up in flames. According to reports reaching this publication, the couple’s home has no electricity and it is believed that the fire may have stemmed from a hand lamp.
The fire tender arrived about 15 minutes after the fire started and the firemen were able to save a nearby house which housed a grocery shop “ Bobby’s General Store” which got scorched.
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