Body discovered following early morning house fire in St Catherine

July 11, 2025
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A man's body was discovered after a fire destroyed his home on Burke Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thursday.

The deceased was identified by the police as Moses McIntosh.

Reports are that about 2:50 a.m., the fire department was summoned to a blaze at a house along Burke Road.

After the fire was extinguished, the body of a man was discovered during cooling down operations.

The police's Scenes of Crime Unit examined the scene, and the body was removed.

A post-mortem is to be done.

The cause of the fire has not been ascertained.

The Spanish Town police are investigating the matter.

- Rasbert Turner

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