Southside Resident Dies in Fire

Contact: John S. Robison, State Fire Marshal
334-241-4166

4/19/2003

Southside Fire and Police Departments, the Etowah County Coroner’s Office and the Alabama State Fire Marshals Office are currently investigating a fatal fire that occurred at 10:30 Friday night.

The victim has been identified as Millie B. Green, age 88, of 6453 Green Street.  Mrs. Green lived alone and was found on the floor next to her bed.

The fire involved a 1993 doublewide mobile home.  It is unknown at this time if any operable smoke detectors were in the home when the fire occurred.

At this time the cause of the fire remains under investigation and an autopsy has been scheduled with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.