Bush fire leaves Moruga family homeless

According to Thomas, at about 4 pm on Wednesday, she was next door at the home of a relative when she was alerted by loud crackling sounds and upon checking observed her wooden two-bedroom house already engulfed in flames.

The fire, she said, started in some dry bushes behind her house. Thomas said all the family was left with were the clothes they were wearing at the time. She said although the Fire Services responded quickly, it was still too late. Yesterday, the distraught woman appealed to the public for assistance. She explained, “I tried to run in to save the children’s clothes but everything burn up already so I just had to run back out.” She said every year her home is threatened by bush fires but she always gets it under control.

For the first time it did not happen, Thomas told Newsday.

Daughter Chelsea Thomas, 13, is a student of the ASJA Girls College, Barrackpore, while daughters Hope Thomas, 11 and seven- year-old Mandy Stewart are students of the Fifth Company Baptist School.

Thomas’ son, Malik Thomas, four, attends pre-school. Anyone willing to help can contact the family at 393-1606.