{"id":29183,"date":"2026-04-01T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=29183"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:33:38","slug":"residents-counting-losses-after-alberttown-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/residents-counting-losses-after-alberttown-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents counting losses after Alberttown blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Over 25 Alberttown residents who once occupied a three-story apartment building, are now counting their losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is because a devastating fire on Tuesday night ravaged the building, forcing tenants and foreign nationals to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCN news visited the scene and spoke with several tenants, who detailed the respective losses they suffered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roxanne Rollox shared her devastating, saying, &#8220;It can\u2019t put into words but once there is life there is hope. It\u2019s myself and a brother he trouble with high blood pressure he is just trying to be calm.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaquana Jones said, &#8220;We lost our own comfort I was about to start my small business and you know everything that I worked for hard within last year and the year before even though I was pregnant last year, was burnt to ashes,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, during the Guyana Fire Service\u2019s annual officers&#8217; conference today, Fire Chief Gregory Wickham stated that a thorough investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Well, of course we are looking at all the theories, investigation is very broad, and we are looking from the time we get the call and we will be interviewing persons who had being in the structure and neighbors<\/strong>,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/660106377_979111821302469_130325750685258146_n.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fire Chief Gregory Wickham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Firefighters swiftly contained the massive blaze last evening, though one tenant sustained severe burns and is receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 25 Alberttown residents who once occupied a three-story apartment building, are now counting their losses. 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