Four persons are homeless in `C’ Field, Sophia following another in a spate of recent fires.
At 2.05 pm on Tuesday, Water Tenders #85 and #105 from the Central and Alberttown fire stations, along with nine fire-fighters, were dispatched to Lot 126 “C” Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
Upon arrival, a two-storey wooden and concrete house was observed engulfed in flames and smoke.
The building, occupied by 39-year-old Latoya Alexander and her three family members, was completely destroyed, leaving them homeless.
The purported cause of the blaze was an overloaded electrical circuit which resulted in arcing and sparking and the subsequent ignition of nearby combustible materials.
One jet working from Water Tender #105’s tank supply, in conjunction with Light Pump #129 operating from an open water source, was used to extinguish the fire.
Shortly after, at approximately 2.37 pm on Tuesday, Water Carrier #14, Land Rover #7, and Water Tender #85, along with their crews, responded to another house fire in South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown.
Involved was a two-storey wooden and concrete building owned by 46-year-old Abigail Lynch, who lived there with her family of four. The building and its contents were destroyed.
