Seven homeless after mid-morning fire
The house is located along the stretch of road leading to Ellis Thomas Downs. According to informed sources the fire started sometime between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm today.
Acting Chief Fire Officer Mr William W. Penn confirmed the incident and said he was very pleased with the prompt actions of his officers that resulted in them saving some sections of the wooden house.
According to Mr. Penn some items were salvaged. He said that the areas damaged to a greater extent included two bedrooms, living room area and a kitchen. "Other areas were affected by smoke and heat,” he explained.
He said that officers are currently on the scene conducting investigations as to the probable cause as there were reports of an accident that may have been a contributing factor.
Based on the information gathered by this news site from other sources it was alleged that the fire may have been started electrically when a truck became entangled with an overhead electrical cable which may have struck the house and sparked a surge.
Speaking to this news site, victim of the fire security worker Danny Pemberton said that he was able to save nothing and was contemplating his next move. Pemberton resided in the rented house with his girlfriend and two sons.
“Everything got burned,” he told this news site. While he said that certain things could be replaced, others have sentimental value that cannot be quantified in monetary terms. He said that even cash got burned up on the house.
He and his family who have been living in the House for about ten years have also lost textbooks recently purchased for the new school year and school uniforms acquired at significant cost. He said that his mother and other relatives lived in an adjourning apartment in the same building. “My mother had valuables in there and she lost them. She also lost money in the fire,” said Pemberton.
The man said he was not sure where he and his family will sleep for the night.
He said that up to the point of speaking to this news site at 3:45 pm today the Police had not yet turned up.
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