Twelve homeless after fire guts Tucville houses

Twelve people, including several children, have no place to live after their house and another  were gutted by a fire last evening, while a third house was also damaged.

The fire was said to have started at around 8 pm in the second of three houses at Lot 3 Tucville Squatting area. The houses, one behind the other on the single lot, were occupied by three sisters.

Nicole Joumel, who was at home with her children and husband at the time, told Stabroek News