Elderly woman perishes in house fire

Her body was later recovered and taken to the Mokani Health Centre Mortuary.

Sunday 07 September 2025 | 06:30

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The house that caught fire last night.

Sosiveta Korobiau

An elderly woman has died following a house fire at Lakena Irrigation Road in Nausori last night.

The victim, believed to be in her late 70s, was alone at home when the blaze is suspected to have started in the kitchen.

She was trapped inside the house.

Her body was later recovered and taken to the Mokani Health Centre Mortuary.

Police and the National Fire Authority are conducting a joint investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

Read more on this story in the Fiji Sun tomorrow.




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