Arson Burns Down New Amsterdam Home | Guyana News

Guyana News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 5, 2026 · 1m

A devastating arson fire tore through a two-story wooden home in New Amsterdam early Sunday, leaving seven people homeless and everything they owned in ashes — but miraculously, no one was hurt. A 17-year-old girl woke to flames, saved her 11-year-old brother, and even risked returning inside to rescue her exam papers. The house housed two families: upstairs, the teen, her brother, and their mom; downstairs, the mom’s brother, his son-in-law, and two others. The mom, who wasn’t home when the fire started, now blames her brother’s son-in-law, citing unresolved court issues. Fire officials…