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Report on fire at Walker's Place of Safety ready

Published:Friday | March 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM
In this January 16 photo, Prime Minister Andrew Holness comforts a girl of the Walker's Place of Safety as Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green and the prime minister's wife, Member of Parliament Juliet Holness, look on.

State Minister in the Education Ministry Floyd Green says he expects to receive on Monday, the long-awaited report of the fire department on the blaze at the Walker's Place of Safety which killed two female wards.

Green in a Tweet said the fire commissioner has indicated that the report is now complete.

He said he will review the document, along with the ministry's internal report, and provide an update.

A January 16 fire destroyed the Walker's Place of Safety on Lyndhurst Crescent in St Andrew killing 12-year-old Anika McCrea and 16-year-old Annakay Moreland and displaced 34 other wards and their caregivers.

The Walker's Place of Safety was a transitional residence for children, generally up to 12-years-old, who have been abandoned or removed from their homes because of unstable conditions.

It provided food and shelter, along with access to educational services and health care.

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