Fire devastates Stevedore scheme house

The damage that the fire caused to the inside of the home (Shamar Meusa photo)

Three siblings were displaced yesterday after a fire of unknown origin charred a large section of their Stevedore Housing Scheme, South Ruimveldt home.

The fire, which occurred around 3 pm, started in one of the bedrooms situated at the rear of the Lot 3403 Stevedore Housing Scheme property. According to one of the residents, 68-year-old Patricia Hubbard, she was in the shop situated at the front of the home at the time of the fire.