The Cedros Nurses quarters, built two years ago to house medical personnel, burnt to the ground in an apparent electrical fire yesterday evening.
And as residents watched the building go up in flames, many expressed fear that medical emergencies would go unattended unless a new arrangement was put in place to house displaced nurses and doctors.
The fire started around 1.30 pm but it was more than an hour later that the fire fighters arrived to put out the blaze.
By then the entire building was destroyed. Councillor for Cedros Shankar Teelucksingh said all patients and staff had to be evacuated from the nearby Cedros Health Centre.
He said there was a power failure and when electricity was restored, the fire started.