A fire of unknown origin in the Wismar area has claimed the life of an Elderly Woman, who lived alone in her wooden home.
The dead woman was identified as 83-year-old, Norma Semple.
A police investigation has revealed so far that the fire started between 02:15 hours and 02:50 hours today at Block 22, Wismar Linden Area, in the wooden house in which Ms. Semple lived alone.
According to an eyewitness and the dead woman’s neighbour, Alita Prowell, she was inside her home when she heard a loud and continuous cracking sound.
She added that the sounds caused her to look through her windows and observed Ms. Semple’s home completely on fire.
As a result, an alarm was raised and neighbours sought to rescue the elderly woman.
Those efforts were, however, futile as the flames were too much to handle.
Leaving the job to the fire service, a crew of firefighters was summoned and the fire was eventually extinguished.
A search was later carried out among the debris and the lifeless body of a female who is suspected to be Semple was seen on the ground below the kitchen area, burnt beyond recognition.
The body was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex. It is now at the Pensioners’ Funeral Parlor Mortuary.
