A FIRE of unknown origin on Thursday gutted a house at Lot 54 Castello Housing Scheme, leaving three persons including a two-year-old baby girl homeless.

This newspaper learnt that the child’s mother was home sleeping at the time the fire started.According to reports, the woman was sleeping in the lower flat of the home and the fire reportedly started in the upper flat.

The upper flat of the home was said to be sleeping quarters and the young lady could not confirm if any electrical appliances were plugged in.
When this publication arrived on the scene, the surrounding streets were filled with persons who went as spectators to the fire.
Residents said that the fire tenders arrived without water to the fire scene. Two tenders responded initially and while one went into operation with water from the tank, another tender arrived and began using water from the canal; a third tender then arrived and provided back -up service to the first tender, which by that time was out of water.
The firemen, while battling the blaze, also ensured that the fire did not spread to the two nearby wooden buildings located to the north and south of the burning house.
Two adults had to seek medical attention at the nearby health centre.