Fire guts couple’s home

Safiyah Gibson-Morel and her her husband, Jason Morel, were asleep when their house on Scotts Road, Morne Diablo, began to burn at about 7 am.

The couple awoke to see a thick blanket of smoke in their bedroom and they ran to safety.

Fire-fighters were able to contain the blaze but the interior of the concrete house sustained significant damage.

The Morels were not at the scene when Sunday Newsday visited yesterday.

Residents said the couple went to Arima to stay with relatives.

A resident said the couple moved into Scotts Road about five years ago, and was saddened by the damage to the house they had built.

“I did not see nor hear anything.

“Now, they have gone back to Arima,” the resident said.

Cpl Harripersad and PCs Khallie and Ratool, of the Penal Police Station, visited the scene and interviewed the couple.

According to a preliminary report, the fire may have been caused by an electrical problem.

Police are yet to estimate the cost of the damage to the house and household articles.