Fire destroys Westmoreland house
WATER WORKS, Westmoreland — FIRE yesterday morning destroyed a four-apartment board house at Water Works in Westmoreland. No one was injured.
The police reported that at about 3:00 am, the occupant of the house was awakened by a neighbour who saw fire at the back of the house. The fire quickly spread, engulfing the building. The fire brigade was summoned and one unit from the Savanna-la-Mar fire station carried out cooling down operations.
Damage is estimated at $500,000, and the building was not insured, according to the police.