THE charred remains of a woman and two children were discovered after a fire at a residence on Coco Plum Road off East Street was extinguished yesterday.

Although police have not officially identified the deceased, relatives told The Tribune that Timane Parent, 43, Ronesha Pierrette, 11, and Taylor Louissaint, seven, tragically died in the blaze.

Director of Fire Services Superintendent Kendrick Morris said, while not confirmed, it is believed four people lived in the home that caught fire. One of the individuals managed to escape the blaze.

When asked if there was any idea what may have caused the fire, he said: “Not at this time. My investigators are on the scene as you can see conducting inquiries as we speak.”

A neighbour said an aunt, uncle, nephew and niece lived together in the home in question. She indicated that Ms Parent was the two children’s aunt. The children’s mother died a few months ago and their aunt took them in, the neighbour said.

Supt Morris said that sometime around 5:50am on Sunday, Police Fire Services received a call of a report of a building fire on Coco Plum Road off East Street.

“As a result of this information received, the fire department responded with two fire appliances. Some six minutes later, the first unit arrived on the scene where they met apartment number two, which is a single storey five-room stone structure, engulfed with flames,” he said.

“The fire was quickly extinguished, however the scene was destroyed by fire. Upon completion of extinguishing the fire, a search was conducted where partially charred remains of three bodies were found.”

A woman who gave her name as Jertha Cdet was inconsolable at the scene.

She said the deceased victims were her cousin and godchildren. She had photos of the deceased children next to her as she spoke to reporters between sobs.

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