News February 05 2026

Elderly man, disabled sibling lose independence following Clarendon fire

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  • The elderly siblings’ home after the blaze. The elderly siblings’ home after the blaze.

It has been a hellish week for two elderly siblings whose four-bedroom home in May Pen, Clarendon, was engulfed by fire, taking all their possessions and decades of hard work and accomplishments. Chef Byron Desport, 67, said he was at his cook shop in the May Pen Market when, at about 10 a.m., he was alerted that his house, in Denbigh, was on fire. He rushed to the location, but was too late. The blaze, reportedly started from an electrical short-circuit, surged.

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