A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound woman dies after a house fire destroys her home in Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, in the early hours of Tuesday. Multiple reports identify the victim as Bibi Shafroon Ramprashad, also known as “Zina,” of Number Two Settlement, Lot 95, Blairmont. Her husband, 64-year-old Lokenath Ramprashad, says he left the home around 19:00 hrs, after which the fire broke out while she remained inside. Residents and family members report that cries or screams were heard from within the burning building, but she remained trapped as the fire spread. The blaze reportedly led to the total destruction of the house at Number Two Settlement, Blairmont. Emergency response details and the cause of the fire are not provided in the available accounts. The incident is being treated as a fatal fire death, with authorities expected to investigate circumstances surrounding how the fire started and how the victim became trapped.