House fire in Grenada 12-20-2010

A GRENADA FAMILY IS BURNED OUT OF THEIR HOME FOLLOWING A LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE. AROUND MIDNIGHT THE GRENADA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO A HOUSE FIRE ON WEST GOVAN STREET. OFFICIALS SAY THE BLAZE WAS APPARENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOME UPON ARRIVAL. ACCORDING TO A RESIDENT OF THE HOME, THE FAMILY WITNESSED THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND ASSUMED THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD ENCOUNTERED A POWER OUTAGE. AFTER NOTICING THAT CLOSE NEIGHBORS STILL HAD POWER TO THEIR HOMES, THE WITNESS SAID HE CHECKED THE FUSE BOX, WHICH WAS FILLED WITH FLAMES AND SMOKE. SHORTLY AFTER HE INSTRUCTED EVERYONE TO EXIT THE HOME, FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO SAVE THE HOME BUT ALL PERSONAL ITEMS INSIDE THE HOME WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THERE WERE SEVEN RESIDENTS IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAMILY IS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN A LOCAL MOTEL, AND HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE LOCAL AMERICAN RED CROSS. ASSISTANT CHIEF RONNIE WILLIS SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.