Five Homeless After Fire

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A family of five was made homeless after their three-bedroom uninsured wall house at Dalkeith, St Michael, was gutted by fire yesterday.

Pastor Samuel Gibbs, his wife Cheryl and their three sons ranging in ages from 22 to 29 lost all of their possessions in the blaze which firemen managed to contain in the densely populated area.

Two fire tenders from the Probyn Street headquarters under the command of Acting Division Officer Evans Morris responded to the call.

None of the Gibbs family was at home when the fire broke out and when the DAILY NATION reached the scene, distraught members and friends were rummaging through the smoked-filled dwelling to find anything that could be salvaged.

Gibbs said that he did not know where his family would stay but he was confident that they would find accommodation.

A less composed deaconess Gibbs said that her heart was paining her.

The family's small dog that was tied in the back yard and a number of chickens in a coop escaped the fire.

For many, yesterday's blaze brought back memories of a rash of fires in the Dalkeith area about 20 years ago.

Source: www.nationnews.com

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