Gursimran Kaur was a 19 years old, young beautiful girl who went to Canada with big dreams. On Oct 19th, she was found burned to death in the walk-in oven at Walmart Bakery situated at Mumford Road , Halifax by her own mother.
Gursimaran Kaur Age
By the time of her death, she was 19 years of age.
Gursimran Kaur Work at Walmart
According to Gursimran Kaur GoFundMe page, the teen and her mother were working in the Canadian Walmart for the last two years after moving to the country from the UK three years ago. Kaur’s father and brother still reside in India.
Gursimran Kaur Meets her Death in an Oven
The Dailymail reported that Gurismran Kaur, 19, was working alongside her unnamed mother at the store in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday evening when she met the horrific fate. A GoFundMe set up to raise money for the youngster explained that Gursimran’s mother would regularly check in on her daughter while they worked shifts together. The mother became worried when she hadn’t seen her in the store for an extended period and went searching for her.
She ended up finding her daughter’s ‘charred remains’ inside the bakery oven when another staff member noticed ‘leakage’ coming from the area.
According to the community appeal, Gursimran’s ‘charred remains were found inside the walk in oven in the Bakery after a few hours.
‘Imagine the horror that her mother experienced who herself opened the oven, when someone pointed out to the ”leakage” from it.’
Gursimran’s phone was ‘unreachable’, which is when her mother began panicking, as it was ‘unusual for her to switch her phone off during the day.’
‘Gursimran’s mother tried to locate her after not seeing for one hour,’ the Maritime Sikh Society Executive said in the appeal, which has already raised 194949 Canadian dollars.
Gursimran’s mother asked around, but everyone brushed aside thinking that she may be somewhere helping a customer.’
Gursimran Kaur GoFundMe
Gursimran has been remembered as a ‘beautiful girl who came to Canada with big dreams.’ The Gofundme was organized by the Maritime Sikh Society that expressed their deepest gratitude to everyone who supported Gursimran Kaur’s family during this hard times.
As of October 25, the fundraiser is still accepting donations. Harjit Seyan the President of Canada’s Maritime Sikh society, told Global news that the community is rattled by the tragic death of the teen.
The incident has raised questions about how the victim was trapped in the industrial oven after source alleged that the appliance at the Halifax store, “did not lock.” Maritime Sikh society expressed their gratitude stating:
We want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has donated to support Gursimran Kaur’s family during this unimaginable time. Your kindness and generosity have been a source of strength for the family as they navigate through this tragedy.
At this time, we have decided to turn off donations as we begin the process of distributing the funds to the family. Your contributions will help them in their next steps, and we cannot thank you enough for standing with them during this painful period.
Thank you again for your support, your compassion, and for being a part of this effort to help Gursimran’s family in their time of need.
Different social media personalities had shared the GoFundMe plea that has facilitated the support for the family.
We now know that Gursimran Kaur was the 19 year girl who died in a @WalmartCanada bakery oven. Her mom a fellow Walmart employee found her charred remains.
— Hollie Pollard (@Hollie__Pollard) October 24, 2024
I cant even imagine the horror.
There is a GoFundMe to help this family.#Halifax #WorkPlaceSafetyhttps://t.co/ya9LGTuOry
