‘Dem never did have to dead’: Residents mourn brothers killed in Portmore house fire
November 3, 2026
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As rain battered the charred remains of an ill-fated house where two young brothers were burnt to death late Monday night, residents of the area called Mexico in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine gathered under umbrellas at the scene Tuesday morning, still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
But amid the grief was a nagging feeling among some residents that the deaths of the boys, aged five and 10, could have been prevented had they been alerted to the fire sooner.
The children’s older brother, believed to be about 13, and their pregnant mother survived the blaze.
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