A TWO-bedroom house in Saweni, Lautoka, is the latest in the Western Division to be destroyed by fire.

The incident, which occurred on Thursday, left 48-year-old Arun Kumar of Lauwaki settlement homeless.

Mr Kumar, who was away at work in Nadi when the blaze happened, lived with his wife and six children in the house.

He said he was relayed the news by a friend in Nadi.

“I was working and my friend came to me and asked me how much of my house was destroyed by the fire,” he said.

“It was only then that I found out that my house had burnt down.”

He said the house was destroyed, including all of his family’s belongings.

“I still don’t know how the fire started.”

Mr Kumar said his family spent their first night after the fire in a neighbour’s home.

“I think this is what we’ll be doing for the next few weeks before we can get back on our feet.

“I’ve just started to collect some wood from the burnt house and will try and rebuild it again after the police or fire officers allow us to go back.”

He said he lost an estimated $25,000 in the fire.

Meanwhile, police said the cause of the fire would be determined after investigations were completed.

The incident is the second fire report received by police from the Western Division in the past 24 hours.

The second occurred in Volivoli Village, Sigatoka, where a home belonging to a 59-year-old farmer was destroyed at around midnight on Thursday.

Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said the cost of damage was estimated at $140,000.