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Charlestown fire victims died from smoke inhalation

Oct 02, 2012 News

The four persons who perished in last Saturday’s fire in Charlestown suffocated and died as a result of smoke inhalation.
This was the result of a post mortem examination conducted on the bodies of 23-year-old Abiola Taylor, her four-year-old son Justin, three-year-old Kelisha Solomon, and one-year-old Akesha Cordis.
The PM was done yesterday by Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
According to reports, the four fire victims were trapped in their Drysdale Street, Charlestown home when a fire broke out around 07:30 hours on Saturday.
There was one survivor, 20-year-old Yolanda Cort, the mother of Kelisha Solomon and Akesha Cordis, and the cousin of Taylor and her son. Cort is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at GPHC after receiving third degree burns about the body.
Reports stated that neighbours became aware of the fire after calls for help were heard coming from the upper flat of the building. Persons, however, said that it was difficult to access the house because of grille work.
They said when fire fighters arrived on the scene, the four victims were already dead. Cort was found in her bedroom panting for breath. The woman was immediately rushed to the hospital by rescuers. Investigators are still to determine the cause of the blaze. (Zena Henry)

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