A nine-year-old girl was hospitalised after she was severely burnt in a fire on Sunday morning, in which she and her family lost their home.
Punita Lalchand was burnt as her father attempted to escape with her to safety, after discovering their Lot 40 Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara home on fire. It was one of two fires since Sunday; the other saw quick action by neighbours saving a Grove, East Bank Demerara house.
According to Subhas Lalchand, he was awakened around 4am by the smell of smoke and upon opening his
