A 50-year-old, man lost his life in a fire of unknown origin which destroyed his concrete, and board dwelling house, along McKenzie Drive, in Kingston, on Friday night, December 28th.
The deceased has been identified as Richard Lee, laborer also of Mckenzie Drive.
Reports by the police are that about 7:30 p.m., on Friday, residents living along McKenzie Drive saw fire coming from McKenzie’s house, and summoned the police and Fire Department.
Upon the arrival of the firemen, the house was totally engulfed in flames, and they could only manage to carry out cooling down operations.
Minutes later, the charred remains of the victim were discovered beneath the burnt rubbles.