Melveena Angel Blair, an 11-month-old girl died yesterday morning in a fire at Cummings Park, Sophia while her brother suffered burn injuries to his back and upper arm after three siblings were left home unattended.
The elder brother, according to neighbours, jumped through the one-storey wooden structure to call his mother who immediately arrived on the scene and was later taken to the police station along with the father in relation to the matter.
Vanessa Whyte, who resides next to the home that was on fire, told the Sunday Stabroek that around 11:00 am yesterday she heard a loud noise and smelt something burning. Whyte related that when she and her son ran over to her neighbour’s home, they saw that the home was in flames. She added that she also saw the son jump through the front window and run up the dam to call his mother. She and her son saw that the door was padlocked. When they looked in, they saw the other son, Carlos was trying to pull the door open to escape. Whyte said that she prised the door open and managed to save Carlos who was burnt badly on his back and upper arm. Whyte noted that it was too late to save the baby as she was already consumed by the fire.
