Local NewsNews Fire destroys house at River Land, St Philip by Sandy Deane 17/01/2024 written by Sandy Deane Updated by Brittany Brewster 17/01/2024 0 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 784 A woman is assisting police with investigations into a house fire at River Land, St Philip this morning. According to police, the one-bedroom wooden house owned and occupied by Keith Gittens, 53, was destroyed by the blaze which was reported about 7:30 a.m. No one was home at the time of the fire. The house was uninsured. Two fire tenders with a team of nine officers from the Barbados Fire Service, led by Divisional officers Tremelle Perch and Fernando McAllister, responded to the fire. The fire was extinguished by 9:37 a.m. Sandy Deane You may also like Sugar planters prepare for first cut 27/02/2026 Students flock to Agrofest as exhibition highlights innovation, enterpriseย ย 27/02/2026 Anti-defection bill: Senator warns against silencing MPs 27/02/2026