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Several families are homeless after a fire broke out on Lower Saint George\u2019s Street, Villa last evening.<\/p>

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The origin of the blaze that destroyed several homes, and threatened others, is now the subject of an investigation.<\/p>\n

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Pointe Xpress<\/strong>\u00a0learned that the All Saints Fire Department responded to the fire.<\/p>

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Supposedly, the tenders at the St. John\u2019s Fire Station are out of order, however, this has not been confirmed.<\/p>

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It took some time before firefighters got the rapidly spreading blaze under control.<\/p>\n

Their task was more challenging last evening as they were forced to contend with high winds that fanned the flames. There were no reports of injuries.<\/p>

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