Bush Lot pensioner dies in fire 

Sita ‘Padam’ Sukhai

Sita `Padam’ Sukhai, 72, perished in a fire that destroyed her one-bedroom wooden house at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice on Monday.

The fire started around 11:30 pm after a lighted hand lamp that was on a small table in the house was apparently knocked over. The ailing woman lived alone.

A resident, Abdool Rahim said he and his wife, Zaleena were