Monrovia, March 3 -- Five families have been left homeless after a devastating fire destroyed a five-room residence in the Peachuzohn Community, Buchanan on Monday afternoon.

The blaze, which eyewitnesses say spread rapidly, reduced the structure to ashes and destroyed all personal belongings, leaving occupants with only the clothes they were wearing.

The cause of the fire remains unknown.

One of the victims, Emmanuel Peter, described the incident as shocking and heartbreaking. According to him, he had just left home for his business site when he received news that the house was on fire.

"I had just paid six months' rent not too long ago," Peter explained. "When I heard that the house on fire was the same place I live, I couldn't beli...