A Rio Claro pensioner and her two mentally disabled sons were left homeless after a fire gutted their home last week.
According to reports, Shiroon Dookie, 75, was at her Rajpaul Trace, Ecclesville home, last Friday around 1 pm when one of her son’s alerted her to fire coming from a room in the lower section of the house.
By the time the Fire Service arrived the wooden, two-storey house was completely destroyed. No one was hurt but Dookie said she lost all of her belongings. The family has been staying with relatives since the incident.
They were visited by project officer in the National Commission for Self Help, Esau Mohammed, and MP for the area, Winston Peters, on Saturday.
Mohammed promised the family they would receive a grant for the reconstruction of their home. The construction is set to begin as soon as the Fire Service gives the family permission to clear the ruins.
Peters also promised assistance for the family from the Ministry of the People and Social Development.