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  • 2 years ago
Fire lit up the early morning sky in Caanan, as Dave's Discount Hardware in Tobago was destroyed by flames. The blaze started on the ground floor which housed the hardware but the business owner's family lived on the top floor and they lost everything.

The efforts of fire officers were hampered by a lack of water. As reporter Elizabeth Williams tells us, losses have been estimated at 20 million dollars.
Transcript
00:00The initial information is that just after 2 a.m. on today's date, Dave discount hardware located at
00:07Kenan Farm Road, Kenan, Tobago. This building is also the dwelling of family members who own
00:14the hardware. They live on the upper floor. A member of the family observed what appeared to
00:20be smoke and fire emanating from in the yard of the premises. She raised an alarm and the other
00:26family members were awoken. By the time all family members were awoken, the entire downstairs
00:33of Dave's discount hardware was engulfed in flames. The family of five lost everything
00:39in the inferno. A nearby hydrant was not operational. As a result, fire appliances
00:45had to leave the scene on several occasions and return in an effort to extinguish the flames.
00:52An additional water truck was called to the scene to assist with providing water. By that time
00:59the bottom floor or the ground floor of the building which houses the hardware was engulfed
01:04in flames. The fire service was called along with the police, TNTEC, WASA officials and other
01:12agencies responded. One family member was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation while another sat
01:19on the pavement overcome with grief following the incident. One family member was taken to
01:25hospital for initial treatment for smoke inhalation. That person is said to be treated
01:31and was discharged from the hospital. Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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