Couple badly burned in gas explosion at Foulis home

By Shuntel Glasgow

Two persons are now hospitalized in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Burn Care Unit, following an explosion at their Foulis, East Coast Demerara home on Saturday morning.

The incident, which occurred at about 5:45 am at Lot 194 Fifth Street, Foulis, involved Basmatie Ganpat, 55, and Manoo Sookoo, 58, occupants of the home. They were both severely burned.

In an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Ganpat’s daughter, Sandyha Goolram, explained that when she arrived at the scene on Saturday morning, her stepfather was already in the ambulance, while neighbours were assisting her mother out of the yard.