Unattended Cooking Blamed for Deadly Virginia Fire
Unattended cooking is being blamed for a deadly house fire in Virginia.
Martinsville Fire Marshal Ted Anderson says investigators found a mound of molten metal within a burner of a kitchen stove. It appears something was left cooking in a device, most likely a pot.
A city news released identified the victims as 50-year-old Loronia Annette Millner and her 7-year-old granddaughter, Tiarra Millner. The child was spending the night with her grandmother.
The cause of the deaths hasn’t been determined.
The fire was reported at 11:45 p.m. Monday.
Anderson says unattended cooking is the leading cause of accidental fires in Martinsville.
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