At least 15 people are homeless following the massive fire that destroyed about 10 houses on Cumberland Avenue in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Wednesday.
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Superintendent Dennis Lyon, Commander for the St. Catherine division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade
By Prince Moore
The Jamaica Fire Brigade says Wednesday's fire which gutted about 10 houses on Cumberland Avenue in Spanish Town, St. Catherine started after sparks from a coal stove came into contact with flammable material.
At least 15 people are homeless following the massive fire which started around 2 p.m.
No lives were lost in the blaze.
Superintendent Dennis Lyon, Commander for the St. Catherine division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, said the fire could have been avoided.
He is urging residents not to leave cooking unattended to prevent a recurrence of Wednesday's fire.
"I am appealing to the residents, citizens of St. Catherine to be careful at this time. The condition is windy, we are heading into the dry period and our units are all over the place fighting bushfires. In the month of February alone, the St. Catherine division responded to more than 300 bushfire calls. So we are appealing to the residents to be careful and pay attention. Cooking left unattended, all those things can be detrimental at this time," he noted.
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