{"id":160322,"date":"2023-12-27T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T14:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/?p=160322"},"modified":"2023-12-27T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:45:36","slug":"watch-fire-breaks-out-in-unoccupied-castries-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/160322\/2023\/12\/watch-fire-breaks-out-in-unoccupied-castries-building\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Fire Breaks Out In Unoccupied Castries Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, firefighters battled a fire in an unoccupied building at Pavee, Castries, for over an hour before extinguishing it.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at around 8:15 pm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fire In Unoccupied Building In Castries #caribbeanisland #news #stlucianews\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tPuRWPi0muQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) responded with a fire truck and an ambulance after learning about the fire in the wooden and concrete house measuring about 51 ft. X 36 ft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-160324 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Building gutted by fire at Pavee, Castries.\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-696x338.jpg 696w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-1068x519.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-864x420.jpg 864w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-533x261.jpg 533w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire-1066x522.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pavee-Building-fire.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No buildings were nearby to which the fire, whose cause is under investigation, posed a threat.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fire department has noted responding to &#8216;quite a few&#8217; abandoned building fires.<\/p>\n<p>In some instances, vagrants are known to have moved into the buildings, started a fire to cook, left it unattended, and it raged out of control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, firefighters battled a fire in an unoccupied building at Pavee, Castries, for over an hour before extinguishing it. 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