Fatal House Fire
Birmingham Fire & Rescue
Birmingham Firefighters responded to a house fire where a possible explosion may have taken the life of a 98 year old lady who lived with her daughter. While Birmingham Firefighters did all they could to save the lady, it was too late.
Neighbors reported hearing explosions.
Birmingham Fire & Rescue is investigating the cause of the fire.
My prayers go out to the family.
From the Birmingham News story:
The victim's daughter, Dorris Jean Parker, had gone to the drug store to pick up some medicine and cranberry juice for her mother, neighbors said.
"I heard two explosions: Boom! boom!" said Linda Sims, who lives across the street from the house in the Briarmont Estates neighborhood halfway between Tarrant and Huffman.
She said she saw a large ball of fire billowing from the garage door of the brick split-level home. Then she saw fire advancing through the rest of the house, visible through the windows.
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