Two families lose homes in Cummings Lodge fire

The remains of Roopnarine Sookraj’s house.

Two families lost their homes after a midday fire at Cummings Lodge yesterday.

The mysterious fire destroyed one of the Lot 328 Fifth Street, South East Cummings Lodge houses, while the upper flat of the other was razed.

While the origin of the fire is unknown, a neighbour related that around 12pm she saw thick, black smoke emanating from the house at the rear of the property. “We don’t know how it catch fire and by the time the fire service came the whole thing done bun down. Within 10 to 15 minutes, it