Pensioner cried out for help but the raging fire consumed him.

East Bank Essequibo : No one could have helped 73 year old Godfrey Alexander who was heard screaming for help just around 4:00am today, but by the time people in Farm rushed out to see what was happening, a raging fire had already destroyed his home with him inside. The pensioner live alone and the other occupants living downstairs were not at home. The police are investigating the cause of the fire which is unknown at the time of this report.