Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Twelve members of one family have been displaced after a fire broke out at Olive Drive, The Crane, St Philip, Monday morning.

The home of Carlisle and Karen Haynes was destroyed, while that of his brother Trevor and his wife Suzanne was damaged. A third house received slight damage to the windows.

Seven people lived at one house and five at the other. One vehicle under repair was destroyed and another damaged. 

Trevor, who was home at the time with his wife, said she told him there was a fire next door.

“I just got up and looked and saw the big set of smoke. I went for my hose and start wetting my house. I wet my house for about half an hour before the fire get to my house,” he said. (SAT)

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