Mother, daughter perish in fire at Westminster
An elderly woman and her 44-year-old daughter are suspected to have perished in a fire of unknown origin that destroyed their one-storey house at Lot 3834 Plantation #2 West Minster, West Bank Demerara, around 05:00hrs on Friday
An elderly woman and her 44-year-old daughter are suspected to have perished in a fire of unknown origin that destroyed their one-storey house at Lot 3834 Plantation #2 West Minster, West Bank Demerara, around 05:00hrs on Friday

AN elderly woman and her 44-year-old daughter are suspected to have perished in a fire of unknown origin that destroyed their one-storey house at Lot 3834 Plantation #2 West Minster, West Bank Demerara, around 05:00hrs on Friday.
Enquiries revealed that the one-storey wooden structure, owned by the elderly woman, 75-year-old Felis Smith, measured about 25 feet in length and 15 feet in width, comprising two bedrooms, a living room area, and a kitchen.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Chandine Sookraj, 21, who resided in the house with her daughter, now deceased mother and sister, and other siblings, recalled that her bedridden mother and sister were occupying the northeastern bedroom, while her brother usually slept in the living room area.
Sookraj recounted that around 21:30hrs on Thursday she retired to bed with her daughter, leaving everything intact. However, at approximately 05:00hrs on Friday, she was awakened by heat coming from the last bedroom and observed that part of it was already engulfed in flames.
She said she immediately grabbed her daughter and exited through the southern main door, alerting neighbours who came to her assistance and informed the Fire Service.
The La Grange Fire Service #114 and Eccles Fire Service #18, responded promptly and extinguished the blaze. However, the structure was completely destroyed.
Police and Fire Service personnel processed the scene, discovering two bodies burnt beyond recognition, suspected to be those of Smith and her 44-year-old daughter.
The bodies were found lying motionless, facing upwards in the northeastern corner of the house. The scene was photographed and both bodies were taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where they were pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The bodies are currently at the Ezekiel Funeral Home, awaiting post-mortem examination.

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