KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 6, CMC -Police are investigating the daths of two people, including an 11-year-old boy, whose burnt bodies were found in a house in the capital, Kingston, early on Tuesday.
Police have since identified the victims as Jaydon Whyte and 60-year-old Junior Barrett. They said they were alerted to the fire around midnight and that members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade had been able to extinguish the blaze and conducted cooling-down operations.
Residents said they had tried desperately to assist in extinguishing the blaze and determine whether anyone was trapped inside the house.
The charred remains of Whyte and Barrett were subsequently discovered inside the home.
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