Children playing with matches leave 1 dead, 18 homeless

…burnt remains of man found in Agricola home

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Speaking with this publication, one of Trotman’s relatives, Jones (only name given) related that after relatives’ attempt to contact Trotman proved futile subsequent to the fire, they decided to return to the scene, where the gruesome discovery was made.

Children playing with matches have resulted in one death and 18 persons being displaced after fire gutted homes at Agricola, Greater Georgetown, and Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (PomeroonSupenaam).

The burnt remains of 45-year-old Kevin Trotman were found by his relatives on Monday morning following a fire that gutted his Lot 101, Third Street Agricola, East Bank Demerara residence at around 15:00h on Sunday.

According to the Guyana Fire Service, the fire was caused by a child playing with matches, which ignited a foam mattress and spread to the entire building.

After the fire was doused on Sunday, firefighters did not search the house upon the advice of another occupant that no one else was at home. However, after the incident took place and Trotman could not be located, relatives decided to return to the scene on Monday where they found his re-