A Sophia family last evening lost their home after fire from a heap of garbage, which was set alight, caught on to the back of the wooden structure and gutted it.
The house, at Lot 429 Block X, Sophia, was occupied by six persons. There were no reported injuries.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire was first seen at the back of the building sometime around 6.30 pm. One of the occupants of the house, Nefertiti Thompson,