Sophia home goes up in flames 

Several persons were displaced after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their Plum Park, Sophia Greater Georgetown home on Thursday. The Guyana Fire Service stated that it responded to a house on fire at Block E Plum Park Sophia Greater Georgetown.

A Water Tender and Water Carrier from Headquarters were deployed to the scene with their respective teams. Upon arrival, firefighters observed that a flat wooden house was fully engulfed in flames. With the swift and coordinated efforts of the firefighters, the fire was extinguished. However, the building and its contents were destroyed. Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.