{"id":19211,"date":"2024-04-29T14:47:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19211"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:47:06","slug":"family-devastated-after-fire-ravages-home-and-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/family-devastated-after-fire-ravages-home-and-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Devastated After Fire Ravages Home and Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By <strong>Royan Abrams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a heartbreaking incident in Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, a family of seven is left grappling with immense loss after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their home and multimillion-dollar business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The devastating ordeal unfolded when an explosion was heard in the upper flat of the building, which housed three bedrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within moments, the structure was engulfed in flames, causing extensive damage and leaving the occupants homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahendra Latchman, a 27-year-old mechanic and one of the occupants, recounted the harrowing experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had left home briefly to test drive a vehicle he had recently repaired when he received a frantic call from his wife about the fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rushing back, he was met with the sight of his family&#8217;s home consumed by flames, prompting him to immediately search for his loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Mahendra&#8217;s father, Suresh Latchman, had been away transacting business in Georgetown when he received the devastating news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his absence, he was deeply shaken by the tragedy unfolding at his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divisional Fire Officer Kirkland Harry confirmed that investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing, with the exact origin yet to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss suffered by the Latchman family is immeasurable, not only in terms of property damage but also in the emotional toll it has taken on them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they grapple with the aftermath of this tragic event, the community extends its support and solidarity to help them rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams In a heartbreaking incident in Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, a family of seven is left grappling with immense loss after a fire of unknown origin destroyed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19211","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=19211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19213,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19211\/revisions\/19213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}