{"id":18211,"date":"2024-04-05T17:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18211"},"modified":"2024-04-05T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:26:39","slug":"fire-suspected-to-be-caused-by-electricity-theft-leaves-11-homeless-in-new-amsterdam-berbice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/fire-suspected-to-be-caused-by-electricity-theft-leaves-11-homeless-in-new-amsterdam-berbice\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Suspected to Be Caused by Electricity Theft Leaves 11 Homeless in New Amsterdam, Berbice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>An unfortunate fire suspected to be caused by electricity theft has ravaged two homes in Angoy&#8217;s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, rendering a total of 11 individuals homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rudolph Majeed, one of the occupants of the destroyed homes, recounted the harrowing experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire erupted shortly after 8:30 a.m. while he and his wife were in the lower flat of their residence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon hearing strange noises, Majeed investigated and discovered that the upper flat was already engulfed in flames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their efforts, they were unable to extinguish the rapidly spreading fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Majeed&#8217;s wife operated a small shop on the lower level of their home, resulting in a complete loss of their belongings and livelihood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, Majeed expressed uncertainty about their next steps, emphasizing the urgent need for assistance due to the substantial financial loss incurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divisional Fire Officer Kirkland Harry confirmed that the fire was likely a consequence of electricity theft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those willing to offer support to the affected family are encouraged to contact Rudolph Majeed at 643 9503.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the community grapples with the aftermath of this devastating incident, efforts to provide aid and assistance to the displaced families are underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Royan<\/em> <em>Abrams<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unfortunate fire suspected to be caused by electricity theft has ravaged two homes in Angoy&#8217;s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, rendering a total of 11 individuals homeless. Rudolph Majeed, one&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18213,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18211\/revisions\/18213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}