Lamp caused blaze that killed octogenarian – fire officer

Margaret London

The fire that claimed the life of octogenarian Margaret London on Wednesday night was fuelled by a kerosene lamp, Berbice fire chief Compton Sparman told Stabroek News late last evening.

London, 86, of 7 Cross Street, Islington, East Bank Berbice perished in the fire which left her 93-year-old sister and carer Olive London homeless.

Stabroek News understands that in the 90s Margaret London suffered two strokes that left her semi-paralysed