Family seeks public help AFTER fiRE DESTROYS HOME
AWe continue to urge members of the public not to be too complacent about fire safety. They must be vigilant at all times to avoid unwanted fires.
Puamau Sowane
farming family from Tova Settlement in Nakorotubu, Ra, is seeking assistance from the public after their three-bedroom home was destroyed in a fire on Thursday.
Mukesh Chand, 52, his wife, Reshmi Devi, 48 and their 12-year-old son, Mavin Mayuresh Chand,a Year Eight student of Bayly Memorial School, were at home at the time of the incident.
The fire started at around 9.30am.
“We only managed to save the clothes on our back,” Ms Devi said.
“We kindly seek help from the public in helping us get back on track.”
The family can be contacted on 9896471 for those wanting to assist the family.
She said the fire started soon after a visitor left their home on Thursday.
She also admitted that they had lit a mosquito coil and left it under a couch, which she believes may have started fire.
“Our visitor was inside the house and mosquitoes started to bite him, so we had to light a mosquito coil,” she said.
“My son was inside as well, and I saw the fire start at the very same place where the mosquito coil was lit.
“So, I immediately screamed out to my son to run out of the house.”
Cost of damage is estimated at $100,000.
The National Fire Authority’s (NFA) chief executive officer, Puamau Sowane, said there were no casualties following the incident.
An investigation will be carried out to determine the cause.
“We continue to urge members of the public not to be too complacent about fire safety,” he said.
“They must be vigilant at all times to avoid unwanted fires.”