BREAKING: 5 dead in Henry Co. mobile home fire
Update:
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — Investigators are still searching for an official cause for a fire that killed three children and their parents.
Jimmy Pollack and his wife, Carrie, were killed in the blaze with their three children, ages 14, 4 and 3, at their home on Highway 119 which caught on fire shortly before midnight.
Two of their children were able to escape the blaze and go next door to their grandmother’s house for help and are now being called heroes by first responders.
“We are calling both of those individuals heroes,” Sheriff Monte Belew said. “Lily helped to get her sister out, and Rose did a tremendous job and helped to save her life.”
Investigators do not suspect foul play in the fire but say it could have started from a wood-burning stove or faulty wiring inside. Officials also say no smoke detector was found inside the home.
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Original story:
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office confirms five people are dead in an early morning mobile home fire.
Sheriff Monte Belew says the fire started a little before midnight Thursday at a mobile home on Highway 119.
He says investigators are still on the scene of the fire.
The sheriff’s office says more information will be released later Friday, including the names of the victims.
Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News as more information on this story becomes available.
