Dreketi Family Loses 3-Bedroom Home In Fire
Ms Wati said by the time the fire brigade arrived, everything was already destroyed but they tried to prevent the fire from spreading.
Tuesday 01 February 2022 | 11:46
A fire destroyed years of challenging work when it gutted a three-bedroom house at Matasawalevu, Dreketi on Thursday night.
Vidya Wati is in a state of disbelief knowing her family abode is ruined.
The 55-year-old mother of two children lived with her younger son Anil Lal and husband Janendra Prasad.
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“We had just left to attend a birthday party at a relative’s house five minutes away from our home when we heard a man who was passing by our home calling out that there was fire,”Ms Wati said.
“We haven’t experienced a fire before and it left us dumbfounded at the sight before as to what or who started the fire.
“We have lost everything, what we have built over the years and made into our home
“Life is hard, and the cost of living is expensive, it is so sad to lose a house in such a way.”
Vidya Wati and husband Janendra Prasad sheltering at their neighbour’s home.
Ms Wati said by the time the fire brigade arrived, everything was already destroyed but they tried to prevent the fire from spreading.
They are now being sheltered by a neighbour.
Police spokesperson Wame Bautolu said the cause of the fire was yet to be determined as investigations continue.
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