The charred remnants of items is a stark reminder of the fire's destruction.

A burnt mattress in a pile of rubble in a charred room paints a haunting picture of the devastating events that unfolded on the morning of Saturday, November 16.

That was the room where a one-year-old infant tragically perished as fire engulfed the seven-bedroom family house in Mountain View, St Andrew. His four-year-old brother, along with other family members, managed to escape the seven-bedroom family house without injury.

The sorrow of the family was palpable when THE WEEKEND STAR visited the site on Thursday. With faces of desolation, they said that the loss of their beloved child has left them devastated.

The tragic event occurred three days before the child's mother, Shaniel, was due to celebrate her 22nd birthday.

As expected, there were no celebration, only tears.

"She miss her baby very much," said the child's grandmother, Winsome Green, who has been a pillar of support for her daughter, Shaniel.

"Jah, Jah! It really rough. A nuff young girl round here her age have pickney and dem can't walk in her shoes when it come on to her pickney dem. She look after and feed dem. She look after her three children," Green said.

Reports from the Jamaica Fire Brigade confirmed that, around 12:53 p.m., the Rollington Town Fire Station responded to a call about a blaze at the family's dwelling. During the cooling-down operation, the remains of the child were found.

Green said her daughter left the house briefly in order to get an intem from her shop nearby. She was shocked when she was told about the fire.

"She (Shaniel) call mi and ask mi if I have any soap by the shop and she told me that she was going to send Ajani for it but, when she opened the door, rain a tear so she just run out and come for it herself. By the time she reach, a guy bawl out and say fire inna the lane and a bare smoke. As soon as Shaniel hear fire, she run off and mi lock di shop and start run and turn idiot. It's the opposite direction mi run and, by the time mi reach up here and see, mi drop dung," Green explained, clearly distraught.

Fiercely defending her daughter's reputation, Green said she is "a very good mother" who takes care of her children.

"She wasn't gambling at the time, as some people are saying. We don't need to lie. I have 18 grandkids and I love every one of them. I don't play with them. I tell my children to leave but I always care for my grandkids."

Green said she last saw her grandson, who they nicknamed 'Tradition', the night before, and watched in amazement as he ate a portion of chicken and chips.

"We are going through a rough time right now, but I will never turn my back on my daughter or family. I don't care what anyone says -- we are going to ride out this storm and bear our pain. We can't question God. This is part of our journey," she said with resolve.

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency has since taken the four-year-old boy into care. CEO Laurette Adams-Thomas confirmed that the child is receiving the support he needs following the trauma.

"Our first priority is to ensure the safety and well-being of the child. He is receiving care and will continue to be supported through counselling and therapeutic services to help him process this tragedy," Adams-Thomas said.