Hearth sufferer unable to flee; stayed behind along with her canine

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A lethal fireplace is beneath investigation in Pulaski County.

The hearth occurred Thursday morning at a home on Antioch Ave. in Burnside.

In response to Coroner Clyde Strunk, the sufferer has been recognized as 76-year-old Jewell Lester.

The coroner says Lester, her daughter and her grandson had been inside the house on the time of the hearth.

He says Lester’s daughter and grandson weren’t capable of get her out of the house earlier than they had been overcome by smoke and needed to escape. Lester stayed behind within the residence along with her canine.

“They tried to get mother out, my boyfriend did, and tried to get her to climb by means of the entrance porch window and she or he wouldn’t,” mentioned Lisa New, Lester’s daughter. “She has dementia and she or he had fell and broke her hip and she or he was afraid of strolling quick and, I suppose, they was pulling her to get her out and she or he wouldn’t come out.”

Her physique is being taken to Frankfort for an post-mortem.

The reason for the hearth is just not but recognized, however officers say it seems the hearth began beneath the ground of the home. The coroner says the household advised investigators there was no fire within the residence they usually weren’t utilizing area heaters.

It is a growing story.

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