VIDEO: Soufriere Fire Leaves Family of Five Homeless

A  house fire at Fond St Jacques, Soufriere, on Tuesday morning left a family of five homeless.

As a result the victims are now at a friend’s house.

The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) says the Soufriere fire station received a call in relation to the fire about 11:40 am.

SLFS spokesman Damian Jn Baptiste said the responding crew discovered that a concrete structure with galvanize sheeting was ablaze.

But the house was still electrically energized, Jn Baptiste observed.

He explained that because of the situation, there was a delay in putting out the fire.

Jn Baptiste said no one was at home at the time.

The SLFS is continuing investigations into the fire.