Click to view full size

A Cocoyea man and an elderly relative who lost their home in a fire on May 4 are determined to rebuild their lives but are asking for the public's assistance.

In a brief interview the man, who asked to be identified as Terrence, said they left home around 9 am for church in Princes Town but received news from a neighbour around 10.30 am that their house was on fire.

"By the time we got back down the road to the house when the incident took place, we meet fire brigade, ambulance. The police wasn't there as yet. The house was already burnt to a cinder, was already burnt down."