Published: September 4, 2018

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN ATHENS, AL, IS TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF A ELDERLY WOMAN. ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENCE ON PRUITT STREET AROUND 4:45 MONDAY MORNING. UPON ARRIVAL, FIRE FIGHTERS FOUND THE HOME FULLY ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE DECEASED APPROACHED THE SCENE AND TOLD CREWS THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS STILL INSIDE. RESPONDERS LOCATED THE WOMAN'S BODY AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE ENOUGH TO ENTER THE RESIDENCE. AN AUTOPSY OF THE BODY WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH AND THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.