Cops probe Plaisance fire

POLICE ARE investigating the cause of an early morning fire which damaged an unoccupied house at Plaisance Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, yesterday. The two-storey house is owned by Winston Simon.

At around 6 am yesterday, a villager was walking along Seaview Ridge when he saw smoke coming from a window on the upper floor of the house. He alerted neighbours who summoned the San Fernando Fire Services. By the time fire personnel arrived on the scene, the entire upstairs of the house was engulfed in flames. However they were able to save the ground floor. Investigators said all the main electrical systems in the house were turned off. The cost of the damage is yet to be ascertain. Investigations are continuing.