Norma Semple, an 83-year-old pensioner of Block 22 Wismar, Linden perished in a fire that occurred between 02:15hrs and 02:50hrs this morning.
Police said that Semple lived alone, and was by herself at the time of the fire.
Her neighbour, Alita Prowell states that she was inside her home when she heard a loud and continuous cracking sound which caused her to look through her window. She saw Semple’s house completely engulfed in flames.
As a result, an alarm was raised and neighbours sought to rescue the octogenarian but were pushed back by the flames.
The fire station was summoned and the fire was eventually extinguished.
A search was carried out and among the debris, Semple’s lifeless body was seen on the ground below the kitchen area.
The body was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The body is now at the Pensioners Funeral Parlor Mortuary awaiting a Post Mortem Examination.
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