{"id":14937,"date":"2024-01-02T20:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14937"},"modified":"2024-01-02T20:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:48:49","slug":"tragedy-strikes-on-christmas-morning-nurse-and-nieces-perish-in-linden-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/tragedy-strikes-on-christmas-morning-nurse-and-nieces-perish-in-linden-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Strikes on Christmas Morning: Nurse and Nieces Perish in Linden Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>A devastating incident unfolded in Central Amelia&#8217;s Ward, Linden, on Christmas morning, as a fire claimed the lives of a dedicated nurse, Zoella Lawrence Bailey, and her two nieces, 16-year-old Angelique Lawrence and 8-year-old Ronika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Fire Service is currently conducting an investigation into the tragic incident, responding to a call at approximately 02:05 hrs on Christmas Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their efforts, the fire claimed the lives of Zoella and her two nieces, leaving the community in shock and mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoella&#8217;s mother, Marlyn Frazer, shared the heartbreaking details of the tragedy. She revealed that nearly two months had passed since she last saw her daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The devastating news reached her through one of Zoella&#8217;s friends around mid-morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marlyn Frazer expressed her grief, emphasizing the profound impact of the loss on the family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She spoke lovingly of her daughter and granddaughters, emphasizing that they were all born right there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the community comes to terms with this tragic event, Fire Prevention officials are diligently working on the investigation, seeking to understand the circumstances that led to the fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The details and completion date of the investigation are yet to be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Christmas morning fire has left a community in mourning, highlighting the fragility of life and the importance of fire safety measures in homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A devastating incident unfolded in Central Amelia&#8217;s Ward, Linden, on Christmas morning, as a fire claimed the lives of a dedicated nurse, Zoella Lawrence Bailey, and her two nieces, 16-year-old&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14939,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14937\/revisions\/14939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}