The Nassau Guardian
Woman dies in house fire
The body of a woman was found burned beyond recognition in a home that caught on fire on Collins Avenue Thursday evening, police said.
However, family members at the scene identified her as Maud McCartney.
Police said they got a call around 6 p.m. informing them that the home was ablaze. Firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze and later found the body of a woman.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death, police said.
While police processed the scene, many family members and friends gathered and comforted each other.
Among them was Maud’s brother, Charles McCartney.
“We were a close knit family,” he said outside the scene on Thursday.
“I still can’t believe it’s happening. I kept saying, ‘Where is she?’
“I still can't come to terms with it. She had a pretty good life. It is a tragic situation. I never thought that something like that would happen.
“We’ve been asking her for years to move from here and get a condominium somewhere, because so many doctors have been behind her to sell this place, because you know, look at the address.
“At one point, she eventually agreed, and just last week my brother and myself said we were going to put it on the market again and she was a bit apprehensive.”
McCartney said his sister was very healthy and very independent.
Police are appealing to anyone with information regarding the incident to contact them at 919, 328-TIPS or 1-242-300-8476.
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