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The top floor of this three-story house on Hillcrest Drive Petit Valley was destroyed by fire on Sunday night, belongs to Brian and Maggie Patience, ((Maggie is the daughter of Dr Linda Baboolal, former Senate President)) The top floor of this three-storey house on Hillcrest Drive Petit Valley was destroyed by fire on Sunday night, it belongs to Brian and Maggie Patience, ((Maggie is the daughter of Dr Linda Baboolal, former president of the Senate)) – Sureash Cholai
The daughter and grandchildren of late Senate President Dr Linda Baboolal spent Sunday night with relatives and friends after the top floor of their three-storey house caught fire.
Speaking to Newsday at the family’s Hillcrest Avenue, Petit Valley home on Monday, Baboolal’s daughter Maggie Patience said the family of five was celebrating her son’s wedding when the fire started.
“My daughter and her fiance left early and he was hearing a noise upstairs. He thought we were back home so he went up to check and realized we weren’t home. He was still hearing this noise, so he went further upstairs and saw one of the cupboards on fire.”
She said neighbors and her son-in-law tried to put out the fire before fire officials arrived. She said they arrived quickly and attacked the fire from three sides, preventing it from spreading to the lower floors.
Maggie Patience, ((Maggie is the daughter of Dr Linda Baboolal, former Senate President)) speaking about the fire that destroyed the top floor of her three-storey house on Hillcrest Drive Petit Valley on Sunday night. – Suresh Cholai
The burned area had four bedrooms and a gym.
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Fire officials said the fire broke out around 7:45 p.m. Sunday and no one was injured. A cause has not yet been determined.
Firefighters estimated the damage at about $1 million.
Patience, part owner of Pappy’s Fried Chicken, O’Connor Street, Port of Spain, was thankful the family was outside when the fire broke out. She said they stayed with friends on Sunday and returned on Monday to clean up and were waiting for permission from fire officials to enter the premises and restore power.
She assured customers that the restaurant would be open for business as usual on Tuesday. Pappy’s is not open on Mondays.
