Six persons are homeless following a fire on Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown yesterday afternoon which gutted a building.
At the time of the blaze on Lot 62 Norton Street, five adults and a four year-old-boy were occupying the residence. The fire was said to have started around 2:30pm. The owner of the house is said to be living abroad.
Along with the house, part of a shop in front of the house was damaged while many of the items were either damaged from heat or water. The side of a house next door was also blackened from the blaze.