A 61-YEAR-OLD woman died in a fire that destroyed two adjoining houses on Besson Street. The deceased has been identified as Vernie Rigault of Picton Housing Estate, Picton Road.

Police said around 12.15 pm on January 14, officers on mobile patrol in the Port of Spain district responded to a report of a house fire. On arrival, they observed extensive fire damage to two adjoining one-storey concrete-and-metal structures.

Fire officers from the Wrightson Road and Belmont Fire Stations were already on the scene. Fire officers said they received information the fire started at about 11.30 am.