New Information Surrounding Fatal Fire in Lawrence County

LAWRENCE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE HAVE RELEASED NEW INFORMATION SURROUNDING THE FATAL FIRE THAT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, FIRE INVESTIGATORS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAN NOT BE ELIMINATED AS A CAUSE OF THE FIRE. EVIDENCE ON THE SCENE, WITNESSES STATESMENT AND LIGHTNING STRIKE DATA PLACE LIGHTNING IN THE AREA PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WORKING SMOKE ALARMS WERE NOT DETECTED IN DISPATCH RECORDINGS AND THE FIRST ARRIVING FIREFIGHTERS DID NOT HEAR SMOKE ALARMS SOUNDING. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF JACKSON LEE WISSNER, 7, ELIZABETH PAIGE BROWN, 18, PREGNANT WITH CHILD AND TRAVIS LEE WISSNER, 28, HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE ACCIDENTAL, MOST PROBABLE CAUSE BEING A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE TBI REPONDED TO ASSIST IN THE FIRE INVESTIGATION.

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