West Kingston fire report ready

Charlene Stuart, Senior Staff Reporter

The Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade has completed his report into the fire which destroyed several buildings in West Kingston yesterday.

The Public Relations Officer of the brigade, Emeleo Ebanks says the report was sent to the local government minister, Noel Arscott, about 2 o’clock this afternoon.

But Ebanks did not reveal the contents of the report.

The local government minister had instructed that a probe be carried out into the response by the fire service personnel involved.

The fire wiped out an entire block comprising residential dwellings and a few businesseson Regent Street, Beeston Street and Chestnut Lane.

Some 60 persons have been left homeless as a result of yesterday’s blaze.

Residents vented their anger at fire-fighters claiming that fire trucks which turned up to tackle the blaze arrived without water.

It’s reported that this was the seventh such fire in West Kingston in recent weeks.

charlene.stuart@gleanerjm.com