Fiery Incident

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The severely burned fire victim Michael Albert, telling his story to police investigators on the scene.
An early morning fire at a National Housing Corporation unit on Country Road, St. Michael left two men with burns about their bodies — one with potentially life-threatening injuries.

Police Pubic Relations Officer, Inspector David Welch, said the worse of the two, Michael Albert, of 9D Country Towers, sustained burns to 90 per cent of his body. 

Inspector Welch said that 38-year-old Albert, who was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance in serious condition, was detained in the Intensive Care Unit.His 27-year-old brother, Greville Headley, who lived at the same residence, received burns to his neck and hands. 

Police said the girlfriends of the two men escaped injury. Reports indicated that the fire was sparked by a dispute at the house. 

The NHC unit, which comprised two floors received extensive damage to the living room and its contents, while the upper floor was slightly affected by smoke and water. Welch said the fire happened at around 7 o’clock this morning and was brought under control 40 minutes later. Three fire tenders responded to the alarm, which was raised at about 7:18 a.m. 

Police are continuing their investigations into the circumstances that led to the blaze. (EJ) 

Source: barbadostoday.bb
Location: Barbados

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