Fire Victim Appeals for Fire Truck in Seine Bight

Tasha Anderson

Tasha Anderson lived literally just a few feet away from Macaria Arzu’s house that was completely destroyed. Anderson told us that she suffered very minor losses but her house is still habitable. But fire victim, Rosendo Requeña told us that the distance the fire trucks have to travel from Placencia to Seine Bight to extinguish a blaze takes away crucial time that could be spent actually fighting the fire and saving property. Requeña is hopeful that Seine Bight will soon have at least a fire truck.

Tasha Anderson, Suffered minor losses to fire

“We still staying inside. We got a mattress and we sleep on the ground. We just need a little minor repairs and stuff like that.”

Rosendo Requeña

Rosendo Requeña, Fire Victim
“Da at least wa lee half an hour because the lotta bump deh pahn the road deh. I’d da happy if we da really got the fire engine at least.”

Marion Ali
“In the village.”
Rosendo Requeña
“Yes mama. You know, da nuh only this time ya thing di get burn ya. Deh got wa next place weh things – and fire da nuh fi play with. Once fire grab something ih gone.”