A detective yesterday afternoon lost all of his possessions and was left homeless after his Sophia home was gutted by a fire of unknown origin.
At the time of the fire, Criminal Investi-gations Department (CID) rank Mark Smith, a 33-year-old father of three was not home. But residents, on becoming aware of the fire just before 5 pm, spared no time in forming a bucket brigade until the fire tenders arrived.
When Stabroek News arrived at the scene there were three fire tenders and the