Fire officials say overheated Christmas lights may have been the cause of a fire on Independence Street late Saturday.
Two buildings were damaged by the fire and the officials are warning residents that they should practice safety measures at all times, especially during the festive season.
“Beware during the Christmas season … we know that during that time a lot of people use electricity and conduct other practices. Please remember safety comes first in all our activities and we should pay a lot of attention to the use electricity during that time and practice safety at all times,” fire services PRO Wayne Letang cautioned.
He said the fire occurred at about 10:30 pm on Saturday.
“We received a call for Fire, at Independence Street. There were two buildings involved … one was a wooden building owned by Dorothy David and son Curtis Cuffy who were out at the time,” he said.
A second building nearby suffurered minor damage to the outside walls, Letang said.
An investigation into the fire continues.
power to the people never to the government
The womam was in court a few days ago with regards to some family members who wanted the same house , she won the matter so she got the house,a few days latter the house is being burnt down, so one do not require a rocket scientice to explaion what happen
The lights and other appliances should be tested by the Bureau and the Electrical Department…esp those bein sold at the Chinese stores…they r faulty, they melt and are hazards…Dominicans should stop buying the crap that those ppl sell to them!
If it pertains to the Christmas tree, cooking and baking has nothing to do with it. We are told to turn off the Christmas tree lights when going to bed and when going out. If it is a ‘green, natural Christmas tree’, it should be placed in a container of water. The Christmas tree lights or the connection cord could have caused the fire. There was a fault in either one.
“we know that during that time a lot of people use electricity and conduct other practices” Huh? Did he mean “to conduct other practices?”
A little confused by what the Pro for the fire department said -electricity is used for a number of things etc for lights cooking, watching television and even powering cars (well not in Dominica) what did mean by saying the following we know a lot of people use electricity and conduct other practices – what practiices .
It is confusing. What did he mean?
Investigation! Case dead!
We share ur loss!