The Enmore Hope Children’s Home was destroyedย this morning by fire. Kiskadee Watch was told that the fire started in the boys dorms of the home and it quickly spread to other parts. This publication was told that all 33 children and staff are accounted for.
The ministry has issued the following release:
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐|| ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security wishes to inform the public that all 33 children residing at the Hope Childrenโs Home on the East Coast of Demerara have been safely evacuated following a fire at the facility on Friday.
At the time the fire broke out, the children were attending Vacation Bible School (VBS) in the church building on the compound. The blaze reportedly started in the boysโ dormitory.
All children were immediately evacuated and assembled in a safe area on the dam. The Ministry can confirm that every child has been accounted for, comprising 15 girls and 18 boys.
The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), along with officials from the Ministry, has already begun relocating the children to state care facilities, where they will continue to receive the care, protection and support they need.
The safety and well-being of the children remain the Ministryโs highest priority.
The Ministry will continue to monitor the situation closely.
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