A fire in the South claimed the life of a senior citizen last night in Dangriga, in the Wagierele area. 69 year old Sonia Sambula lived upstairs inside of a two storey wooden structure while her two nephews and daughter lived downstairs. Sambula's son - who lives in the city - spoke with us via phone from Dangriga this evening. He says that when the fire started everyone dashed out of the house, leaving his elderly mother to fend for herself. He says that she was most likely sleeping when the fire started.
Voice of: Denmark Sambula, Son of Deceased
"My two nephews were in the house with my mom. They came out of the house and just left my mom in the house to burn up. Two of them, no scratch, no dig, nothing - I am right here now with them. They just left my mom in the house to burn up."
Jules Vasquez
"And how do they explain that?"
Voice of: Denmark Sambula, Son of Deceased
"They can't even face me right now. They can't face me. All the family is right here standing up talking to one another. They can't face me at all and that is what hurts me. It's so sad."
"I went to the morgue to look for my mom, my mom looks like a barbecue chicken in the morgue. It's like a barbecue chicken without no sauce that came off the grill. That is how my mom look in the morgue."
"I just broke down in the morgue just now. I can't handle it, I broke down in the morgue in front of everybody. Who has the heart to do that to someone who is a Godly person, because she was a Godly person. Everything for her was church."
The investigation is ongoing as to the cause of the fire.
Those who wish to assist Sambula and the family with funeral expenses can contact him at 606-4530.
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