Jamaican and Cubans among homeless following apartment fire in Trinidad

A fire at an apartment complex in the town of Curepe has left 14 persons, including a Jamaican national and three Cubans homeless.

The Trinidad Guardian reports that investigations are still being carried out to determine the cause of the blaze that started shortly after 4 p.m. (local time) on Monday.

Own­ers of the build­ing, Farhad and Tara Mo­hammed, told the Guardian Me­dia the fire reignit­ed twice and accused fire officials of not doing a proper job in extingushing the flames. ­

The build­ing is es­ti­mat­ed to be val­ued at TT$4 mil­lion.