An 89-year-old woman perished in a house fire in Tunapuna on Sunday morning:
• The deceased has been identified as Zubida Mohammed of Prescott Lane in Tunapuna.
• Around 8.45 a.m. residents reported they heard a loud explosion, and then observed flames coming from one of the rooms of the bottom floor of the two-story home.
• The police and fire services were notified, and officers from the Tunapuna police station and the Wrightson road fire headquarters responded.
• In the interim, residents attempted to break into the home, as they did not know where Mohammed was.
• A bucket brigade was even formed to contain the fire. However, it was to no avail as the fire quickly spread and consumed the two-storey building.
• Tunapuna fire officers were eventually diverted to the fire, and, with the aid of water trucks, they were able to contain the blaze.
• In the bathroom on the ground floor of the home, fire officers found Mohammed’s body near a tub.
• She was pronounced dead by a district medical officer, and officers from the Tunapuna fire station are said to be continuing enquiries.
