CIOG supports grieving mother who lost children in Mocha fire
Days after Tracy Flue had laid her three children to rest following the devastating fire at Barnwell, Mocha Arcadia, which took their lives, the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) has rushed to offer her assistance.
The CIOG has donated a quantity of food items and clothing, and has pledged its support for long-term counselling for her.
CIOG General Manager Shameena Haniff with grieving mother Tracy Flue
“We do understand how difficult it will be for her and her family, and also for her four-year-old son, who lost his 3 other siblings. We do pray for her to find the strength in God Almighty, and to live on with the fond memories of her beloved children,” the CIOG has said in a release to the media.
Flue plans to transform the area where her children lost their lives into a flower garden, in order to retain them lovingly in her memory.
The CIOG is urging other entities to assist Flue to build her home, and offer her whatever support they can at this trying time in her life.
The religious body and its collaborating partners remain committed to building and strengthening partnerships for a stronger and brighter Guyana, and wish to express gratitude to the donors who provided the items for Flue and her family.
On Independence Day, the charred remains of brothers eight-year-old Timothy and six-year-old Trayshon Kippins, and sister one-year-old Zhlia Flue were found after a blaze, later reported as electrical in origin, had been extinguished.
Flue, the children’s mother, was pulling a night shift at her security job to make ends meet for her family when she received the news that her house was on fire with her three children trapped inside.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was alerted to the fire immediately after it started, and fire tenders were dispatched to the scene.
Firefighters were forced to go to the burning house on foot because the terrain could not afford them driving. Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has revealed that the origin of that fire was an illegal electricity connection.