Five people are now homeless after a fire that destroyed a hart home at Koroipita hart Settlement, Naikabula Lautoka early this morning.

The National Fire Authority says the family was asleep when the alarm was raised by the owner’s wife and the family managed to escape safely through the front door.

The home was partly destroyed in fire and quick action by the fire fighters prevented the fire from spreading to nearby harts.

Police and NFA investigations continue to determine the cause of fire.

Police and National Fire Authority are trying to establish the cause of fire that destroyed a lean to house in Olo-olo Sigatoka yesterday.

National Fire Authority says they received a call from Police yesterday a little after 8.30 am and when police arrived at the scene the house was already engulfed in the fire.

However they managed to stop the fire from spreading to nearby houses.

The lean to corrugated iron and timber house was destroyed in fire. The house was vacant at the time of the incident.