Published: October 5, 2021


AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY AFTER A MONDAY MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN FLORENCE. THE TIMES DAILY REPORTS EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE BLAZE ON SOUTH WOOD AVENUE AROUND 4:09 AM. UPON ARRIVAL CREWS FOUND THE FIRE FULLY INVOLVED. ONCE CONTAINED, TWO BODIES WERE DISCOVERED AS TH FIRE MARSHALL BEGAN TO SEARCH THE PROPERTY. OFFICIALS ADVISED HOMELESS PEOPLE HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE RESIDENCE AND THE BODIES WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCES IN HUNTSVILLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE