Fatal Accident In Canada Walmart Bakery Burns 19-Year-Old NRI To Death, Body Found by Mother

In a tragic news coming from Canada, a 19-year-old Walmart employee of Indian origin was found dead inside a walk-in oven by her mother, who also worked at the store. Gursimran Kaur, the victim was burned to death on October 19 in the Walmart bakery, according to media reports.

Halifax Regional Police stated they responded to a call at 9:30 pm at the Walmart on 6990 Mumford Rd., where they discovered the body of a young woman in a "large walk-in oven in the store's bakery department."

Kaur and her mother had been employed there for two years. That evening, after not seeing her daughter for an hour, Kaur's mother began searching for her, asking those nearby and trying to call her, but received no response.

"Mother started panicking as it was unusual for [Kaur] to switch her phone off during the day," stated the community fundraiser for the family. "Imagine the horror that her mother experienced who herself opened the oven," the fundraiser added.

Authorities announced on Tuesday that the cause and manner of death remain undetermined, and the investigation is ongoing.

The Maritime Sikh Society noted that Kaur and her mother were originally from India, with her father and brother still residing there. The organisation is working to bring them to Canada.

So far, the fundraiser has raised over $75,000 Canadian dollars in support of the family.

On Wednesday, Walmart informed NBC News that the store is closed until further notice. Additionally, the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration issued a stop-work order for the bakery and a piece of equipment on Tuesday.