The lives
of three children ended in horror on Friday night as fire engulfed
their home in Glebelan, Sauteurs. Dead are Akida, 12, a student
of Mc Donald College, five year old Shariya, a student of St
Patrick¹s Anglican School, and Shermaya Oliver who was
only 2 years old.
Information
reaching our News Desk indicate that the children were left
at home by their mother who travelled to Gouyave to attend the
weekly Fish Friday festival.
The fire
reportedly started at approximately 11:30 p.m. As word spread
throughout the community, a crowd of curious onlookers gathered
near to the home while several others assisted in trying to
extinguish the fire. The house is located next to the Sauteurs
Police Station.
The children
were already dead they were found inside the house. Speculation
is rife that they died as a result of suffocation. Eyewitness
reported hearing a loud explosion on a utility pole outside
the house prior to the start of the fire.
When contacted
on Wednesday, two senior employees of the Grenada Electricity
Company (GRENLEC) said that the utility is not aware of any
such thing happening on its pole near to the burnt house.
Grandmother
to the three children, Delma Oliver when contacted on Monday
by GRENADA TODAY said that she is trying her best to cope with
the lost of her "loving" grandchildren.
Oliver said
that several neighbours in the area told her that they had seen
the pole close to the burnt home sparking before during the
house was engulfed in flames.
According
to the grandmother, her daughter Vondell Oliver, the mother
of the three children, was invited by a friend to attend the
popular Fish Friday event. She said it was not the norm for
the daughter to leave her children unattended at home.
She added
that Vondell did not plan to go anywhere for the night since
she was already dressed for bed. However, she had never attended
the event and when the invitation was extended to her she decided
to go and see the festival for the very first time.
A distraught
Vondell has decided not to speak to the press on the incident
in which she lost her three loved ones.
There are
reports that the father of the 12-year old had made plans to
send his daughter to the United States for the summer holiday.
The little
girl is said to have just gotten her entry visa in Barbados
for the trip to New York.
