THE teenage Walmart employee who was found burned to death inside a walk-in oven has been identified.
The charred remains of Gursimran Kaur, 19, were discovered on Saturday evening inside an oven in Walmart’s Bakery department in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada.
Gursimran Kaur was identified as the 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found burned to death inside a walk-in ovenGoFundMe
A vigil outside the Walmart in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada, where Gursimran Kaur was found burned to deathAP
Flowers were placed by the front entrance of the Walmart where Gursimran’s charred remains were found on Saturday eveningAP:Associated Press
Gursimran had been working at the Walmart with her mother, who was desperately searching for her daughter after not seeing her on the floor for an hour, according to a GoFundMe.
The anxious mother had asked other employees if they had seen her daughter but was brushed aside, telling her Gursimran could be somewhere helping customers because “Walmart is a superstore.”
She tried calling her daughter, but her “phone was not reachable.”
“Mother started panicking as it was unusual for her to switch her phone off during the day,” the post read.
“She reached out to the onsite admin for help. As you all know now, her charred remains were found inside the walk in oven in the Bakery after a few hours.”
Gursimran’s mother opened the walk-in oven when someone else pointed out a “leakage” coming from it.
“Both, Gursimran’s father and brother are in India and we are trying to get them here as soon as possible,” the GoFundMe post read.
“The family’s sufferings are unimaginable and indescribable.”
The GoFundMe has raised over $67,000 for the family.
HARROWING 911 CALL
Halifax Regional Police were called to the Walmart at around 9:30 pm on Saturday after receiving reports about a female trapped inside an oven.
The dispatcher told responding officers that the oven was still on and was unsure if the workers could turn it off.
When Halifax police arrived, Gursimran was out of the oven but was declared dead.
It’s unclear how Gursimran became trapped in the oven, which could not be locked from the outside, according to CBC News.
The oven is a commercial model that is large enough for a person to step inside, the outlet reported, citing sources.
The Walmart supercenter location has remained closed since the incident.
Halifax police are investigating the incident.
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