Elderly man burnt to death in house fire

Jun 04, 2023 News

Kaieteur News – An elderly man was burnt on Friday to death in his Herstelling Sea Dam home.

The dead man was identified as 58-year-old Sundar Nandkishore. Reports are that the elderly man lived alone.

His daughter who lives nearby told police that Nandkishore was a diabetic and was bedridden. The woman disclosed that her father was a heavy smoker.

She recalled that while sitting on her veranda, she saw smoke coming from his house. As a result, she and her brother rushed over to their father’s home only to find him on a burning bed.

An alarm was raised and neighbours formed a bucket brigade and extinguished the fire. They called an ambulance and the emergency response team onboard pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigations are ongoing.

The dead man was identified as 58-year-old Sundar Nandkishore. Reports are that the elderly man lived alone.

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