Sixty-eight-year-old Mina-rose St. Rose, also known as ‘Because’ of the Dennery Valley suspects foul play in a fire incident, that has left her banana plantation destroyed.

St. Rose, a banana farmer, woke up to the sight of burnt banana plants in her garden. While she has her suspicions, St. Rose said she is unable to prove it.

The incident took place during the wee hours of Monday

The elderly woman, who lives alone said she was the only one fending for herself. She is now recovering from a broken leg and yet another misfortune has occurred leaving her banana field in ruins, St. Rose lamented.

“Monday morning when I woke up, somebody called me and told me all my banana had fire in it; when I go there I saw fire everywhere,” she recounted during in an interview.

St. Rose occupies three-and-a-quarter acres of land.

According to her, the police referred her to agriculture officers, following a report to the Rich-fond Police Station.

“The police tell me they cannot do nothing, go and report to Fairtrade, I made the report already … I there, I cannot do nothing,” St. Rose stated sadly.

Over the past few weeks the St. Lucia Fire Service has responded to more than 100 bush fires, that, in some cases have led to the destruction of a few homes.

No official cause has been released by the Fire Department, but St. Rose presumed the fire could have started as a result of a cigarette stub, disposed of in a nearby banana field.

But the elderly woman remains hopeful. She said despite the mishap, she has every intention to replant her crops but until she hears from the banana agency she can do nothing but wait.