LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) – Investigators with the LaGrange Fire Department have determined the cause of a fatal house fire that happened the night of Monday, July 31.
Smoking materials too close to oxygen equipment caused a fire at a home on the 100 block of Dunston Street. The victim, 80-year-old Gladys Shelton was found by LaGrange firefighters in a bedroom where the fire started.
Shelton and her 81-year-old husband were inside the home when the fire began. Shelton’s husband was able to escape with a dog.
Three dogs, one cat, and a bird also died in the fire.
Two LaGrange firefighters were transported to the hospital for observation due to non-life-threatening injuries.
The American Red Cross has reached out to the family to provide additional services.
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LaGrange fatal house fire victim ID'd
Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 5:23 am EDTTuesday, August 1st 2017, 2:31 pm EDTBy Ashton Adams, Producer
(Source: Denise Mosley/WTVM)
(Source: Denise Mosley/WTVM)
(Source: Denise Mosley/WTVM) LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) - The victim of a fatal LaGrange house fire has been identified.
The LaGrange Fire Department has been identified the victim as 80-year-old Gladys Shelton.
Shelton was killed after a fire broke out at her and her husband’s home on the 1000 block of Dunson Street just before 10:30 p.m. Monday night.
Shelton and her 81-year-old husband were inside the home when the fire began. Shelton’s husband was able to escape with a dog.
The husband was taken to the hospital by a family member, but we do not yet know the extent of his injuries.
Three dogs, one cat, and a bird also died in the fire. Two LaGrange firefighters were transported to the hospital for observation due to non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.