Millions in losses as furniture store, house destroyed by fire

“When me come out, me see the fire, but me couldn’t really do nothing because when me come down like the fire crawl over the fence and start catch on the wood (furniture workshop)…” Tikchand said.

Residents said the fire service responded more than an hour after a report was made and that the water hoses were punctured in several spots, rendering the equipment ineffective to fight the magnitude of the fire which had already caught on to the front building.

“The fire service take a good time to come but if they reach in time, they wudda catch the back, it na wudda reach the house (front)”, Tikchand said.

Tikchand said none of the buildings were insured.