Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
“Upon their arrival, they saw a building measuring fifteen feet by twenty feet completely engulfed in flames. The fire services were called and [they] extinguished the fire. A search was conducted on the remains which led to the discovery of charred remains of an adult and a child.”
That police description does not capture the heartbreak for the families. The entire time Barbara Fisher stood helpless outside of the property as the inferno consumed her loved ones.
Barbara Fisher
“So I ran, you know, as any parent would do. I ran and I tried to see if I could go in to get them out but the house was already on fire, you know. So the police held me and said, “Mommy, yoh can’t go een.” And I tell ahn, “Please mek ah go get mi daughter and mi lee grandbaby. Please.” And ih tell mi, ih seh ah couldn’t go een deh and then dehn hold me and then the house, I watched the hous