THE elderly Anne Burnham lost her home on Friday evening in a massive fire that razed the two-storey building situated at Lot 168 Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown at around 20:35 hrs.

The 53-year-old woman had reportedly lit a candle on the upper flat, since there is no electricity at the home, and had gone to the lower flat. On her return upstairs, she found such intense flames spreading through the house that she had to run out of the building.

The Guyana Fire Service was summoned, but, on their arrival, the wooden building was entirely engulfed in flames.

Divisional Fire Officer, Mr. Compton Sparman noted that the fire call was received at about 20.53 hrs, and at least the East Ruimveldt and Central Fire stations responded.

The Guyana Chronicle arrived on scene to find firefighters working hard to contain the blaze. They managed to prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings.

GFS investigations into the exact cause of the fire are in progress.

(Vanessa Narine)