A 75-year-old man is now dead after a fire of unknown origin ripped through his home located at Lot 24 Pilot Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Dead is Oscar Liddel, a joiner who operated a workshop in the bottom flat of his two-storey building.
The fire erupted at around 05:30hrs. The man was said to be asleep at the time of the blaze and did not manage to escape.
He lived alone.
Investigations are ongoing.
Just last week, a 57-year-old man perished in a fire which destroyed his home at Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
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