Vryheid’s Lust pensioner loses home in fire started by child

The burnt remains of the South Vryheid’s Lust, ECD house

A 78-year-old woman suffered minor burns about her body and her South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home was destroyed in a fire started by her great-grandson yesterday afternoon.

The fire started around 1.08 pm yesterday at Constance Dawson’s Lot 38 South Vryheid’s Lust, home.

The two-storey structure was occupied by Dawson, two of her grand daughters and a great-grandson.