Two young brothers have died following a house fire in the Portmore Villa community of St Catherine, Jamaica.
The children, identified as 10-year-old Dion Bell and his five-year-old brother, Jausha Bell, lost their lives when a fire destroyed their home on Monday evening.
According to police reports, officers at the Caymanas Police Station received information about the fire at approximately 7:10 p.m.
Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade were subsequently called to the scene and worked to extinguish the blaze.
However, after the fire was brought under control, the bodies of the two children were discovered among the remains of the damaged property.
The incident has prompted an investigation by the authorities, who are seeking to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire and what led to the children’s deaths.
The tragedy has brought renewed attention to residential fire safety and the importance of measures to protect children and families from potentially devastating household emergencies.
Further details concerning the investigation had not been provided in the initial report.
