Bartica woman, 81, dies in fire at home

The house on fire

An 81-year-old woman is now dead after a fire, suspected to have started by an unattended candle, gutted her Bartica, Region Seven house on Friday night.

The dead woman has been identified as Iris Baron.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday confirmed that the fire started around 10.23 pm at Baron’s Lot 203 Mongrippa Hill, Bartica home.