Six left homeless after fire guts Spanish Town house

Rasbert TurnerJournalist at Jamaica Star

September 15, 2026

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Six people have been left homeless after a fire of unknown origin gutted a three-apartment board, clay and concrete house along Old Market Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine, early this morning.

Reports are that about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, fire was seen coming from a section of the dwelling.

The blaze quickly spread, engulfing the entire structure and destroying everything in its path.

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