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Sep 28, 2015 News
A freak accident which occurred at around 9:00 am yesterday has left a handyman nursing first degree burns.
The victim, Hardeo Rampersaud of Lot 34 Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, has been hospitalized at the Burns Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC).
He sustained burns to approximately 34 percent of his body.
His mother,’ Data’ Rampersaud related that she was informed about her son’s accident minutes after it happened. According to her, Hardeo would usually do odd jobs for persons around the neighbourhood.
“He used to work at the estate but he leff it and start do small jobs for people. He does get a small change from it but he does drink he lil alcohol.”
The woman said that it appears that her 37-year- old son was under the influence of alcohol when, someone asked him to light a garbage heap. She related that while in the process of lighting the fire, her son was using a combustible substance “when it flare up and he fell in.”
“Like he go fuh scratch the match to light the heap when the fire flare up and he fall in,” she said.
According to the mother, her other son assisted in pulling his brother out of the burning heap.
“People sent to call my other son he was in church and he come and pull he brother out the fire.”
Rampersaud suffered burns on both feet, legs, stomach and shoulders. Doctors have since confirmed that the man’s injuries are not life threatening.
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