Elderly man perishes in house fire in York, St. Thomas

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Police officer charged with murder of Latoya Bulgin granted bail

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Woman dies after being hit by car in Ocho Rios; driver arrested

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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St. Catherine north police list 9 men as persons on interest

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Civilian employee of JDF arrested and charged after being found in possession of frozen chicken

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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AG recommends that NWC set an internally funded budget based on what can be realistically afforded

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Gov’t warns those who squat on crown lands as of yesterday June 9 will not be included in any relocation exercise

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Property owners will soon have another method of protecting their land via e-titling system

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Gov’t appeals for patience from Hurricane Melissa victims still awaiting modular container homes

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Vaz says with developments in technology he expects JPS to determine circumstances of Friday’s islandwide blackout

An elderly man perished in a house fire in York, St. Thomas, yesterday.

His identity has not yet been released.

Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Kevin Haughton said the Morant Bay Fire Station responded to a call of a house on fire at approximately 6:17 P.M.

He said firefighters used a chainsaw to gain entry to a concrete house.

The first responders reportedly found a burnt-out mattress with the body of a man in it.

The police were summoned, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Investigations are ongoing.

Read More