The 57-year-old businessman who was hospitalised after his home went up in flames has died.
Businessman Hanuman Singh
Hanuman Singh was fighting for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he suffered a shock, having learnt that his Lot 360 Block 12, Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house was completely ravaged by a fire.
The fire is said to have occurred after the power was restored following a power outage in the area on Friday about 21:00h.
His daughter, Reshma Singh, related that when they arrived on the scene her father was nowhere to be seen and after the fire was extinguished a search party was formed to locate him. She said that they were unable to find him, but later received a call that he had been found unconscious at the Botanical Gardens’ Vlissengen Road entrance and was rushed to the Hospital.
Doctors had related that the man suffered a heart attack, which was complicated by low blood pressure, and he was rejecting all forms of medication. His breathing was also very shallow, and he was placed on life support.
He, however, succumbed on Sunday.
The family recently renovated their home and was supposed to move their business from Enterprise, ECD, to the lower flat of the home. Also, the family believes that Singh may have walked from Nonpareil to Georgetown while in a daze.
According to information received, neighbours reported seeing smoke emanating from the ceiling of the two-storey building and quickly raised an alarm. The Guyana Fire Service was summoned, but arrived some 45 minutes later and took an additional 20 minutes to source water.
