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Police at the Questelles Police Station in the Central Division have opened an
\ninvestigation into the circumstances that led to the destruction of two (2) wooden
\ndwelling houses and their contents by fire in the village of Questelles on Saturday 3 rd
\nFebruary 2024. One of the houses destroyed was a 20×30 structure made from plywood
\nand covered with galvanized sheeting. It was occupied by Jason Samuel, 29-year-old
\nTruck Conductor of Questelles, his common-law wife, and their four (4) children.
\nThe other house was a 10×15 plywood structure covered with galvanized sheeting. It
\nwas owned and occupied by Samuel\u2019s brother, David Perry, a 44-year-old Truck
\nConductor of the same address. Samuel and his brother were not a home when the fire
\ndestroyed the houses.
\nThe neighbours were alerted and used buckets of water to put out the fire,
\nunsuccessfully so. The police were also alerted, and officers from the Questelles Police
\nStation responded and assisted in trying to extinguish the fire.
\nOfficers from the Fire Department later arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire.
\nBoth families were relocated to the Questelles Learning Resource Centre.
\nThe cause of the fire remains undetermined at this time.
\nMembers of the public who have information that can assist with the investigation are
\nencouraged to call 999\/911 or contact the Questelles Police Station at 1-784-456-1750.
\nAll calls will be treated confidentially. Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police at the Questelles Police Station in the Central Division have opened an investigation into the circumstances that led to the destruction of two (2) wooden dwelling houses and their contents by fire in the village of Questelles on Saturday 3 rd February 2024. One of the houses destroyed was a 20×30 structure made<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":21889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"\n