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Fire destroys Spanish Town house

Thursday, January 03, 2013 | 2:19 PM



KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fire of unknown origin destroyed a house in St Catherine yesterday.

Reports are that residents of Sunfisher Close, Spanish Town saw fire coming from the home around 6:30pm and alerted the police.

The fire department responded and put out the blaze which is estimated to have caused one $1million in loss. The house was uninsured.

Investigations are underway



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