Two families that lost their houses and all their belongings in a two separate fire incidents are now living with relatives and have slowly started to rebuild their lives.
Speaking to Fijivillage 30-year-old, Harishma Devi of Lovu Seaside, Lautoka who lost her home in a fire on the 21st of December, last year says that she and her family were asleep when the fire started, however they managed to escape.
Ashwin Lata of Vatamai Settlement, Lautoka who also lost her house in a fire incident on the 2nd of this month says that her family now live with her parents as they had lost everything in the fire.
Both families were each given $1,000 by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Veena Bhatnagar.
The assistance is part of the immediate fire assistance from the Department of Social Welfare.
