Former MP rescued from burning Kitty house

A fireman records a statement from an occupant of the house as others contain the flames to the house

Former parliamentarian Nellie Charles, 78, was one of several persons who were rescued from a William Street, Kitty house which yesterday afternoon razed by a fire started by children playing with matches.

Around 2 pm yesterday, Charles, who is visually-impaired, her two grandchildren and two other persons were at the top flat of the Lot 37 William Street home when the children emerged from a bedroom engulfed in flames.

Charles was rescued from the