Their Escape Blocked, 8 in Family Die in Fire
Published: January 27, 1993
BRUCE, Miss., Jan. 26— Eight members of one family, seven of them children, were killed early this morning when fire raced through an apartment in this town 100 miles southeast of Memphis. There were no survivors.
The Calhoun County medical examiner, Dr. Gene Beadle, said all the bodies had been found crowded near a window that was protected by bars. "I assume they were making an effort to get out but could not," he said.
He identified the victims as Minnie Hall, 54; her six grandchildren, Anthony Gaston, 15, Tywanda Gaston, 14, Barbara Gaston, 13, Prince Gaston, 11, Charles Gaston, 9, and Bonnie Gaston, 7, and a great-grandchild, 51 days old.
Police Chief William Hensley said the six Gaston children had been living with their grandmother because their mother was serving a prison sentence.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 A.M. in Ms. Hall's apartment, one of three in a one-story building. Although the authorities have not determined the cause of the blaze, they said it might have resulted from a faulty popcorn popper used to heat the infant's baby formula.
Published: January 27, 1993
BRUCE, Miss., Jan. 26— Eight members of one family, seven of them children, were killed early this morning when fire raced through an apartment in this town 100 miles southeast of Memphis. There were no survivors.
The Calhoun County medical examiner, Dr. Gene Beadle, said all the bodies had been found crowded near a window that was protected by bars. "I assume they were making an effort to get out but could not," he said.
He identified the victims as Minnie Hall, 54; her six grandchildren, Anthony Gaston, 15, Tywanda Gaston, 14, Barbara Gaston, 13, Prince Gaston, 11, Charles Gaston, 9, and Bonnie Gaston, 7, and a great-grandchild, 51 days old.
Police Chief William Hensley said the six Gaston children had been living with their grandmother because their mother was serving a prison sentence.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 A.M. in Ms. Hall's apartment, one of three in a one-story building. Although the authorities have not determined the cause of the blaze, they said it might have resulted from a faulty popcorn popper used to heat the infant's baby formula.
Their Escape Blocked, 8 in Family Die in Fire
Published: January 27, 1993
BRUCE, Miss., Jan. 26— Eight members of one family, seven of them children, were killed early this morning when fire raced through an apartment in this town 100 miles southeast of Memphis. There were no survivors.
The Calhoun County medical examiner, Dr. Gene Beadle, said all the bodies had been found crowded near a window that was protected by bars. "I assume they were making an effort to get out but could not," he said.
He identified the victims as Minnie Hall, 54; her six grandchildren, Anthony Gaston, 15, Tywanda Gaston, 14, Barbara Gaston, 13, Prince Gaston, 11, Charles Gaston, 9, and Bonnie Gaston, 7, and a great-grandchild, 51 days old.
Police Chief William Hensley said the six Gaston children had been living with their grandmother because their mother was serving a prison sentence.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 A.M. in Ms. Hall's apartment, one of three in a one-story building. Although the authorities have not determined the cause of the blaze, they said it might have resulted from a faulty popcorn popper used to heat the infant's baby formula.
Published: January 27, 1993
BRUCE, Miss., Jan. 26— Eight members of one family, seven of them children, were killed early this morning when fire raced through an apartment in this town 100 miles southeast of Memphis. There were no survivors.
The Calhoun County medical examiner, Dr. Gene Beadle, said all the bodies had been found crowded near a window that was protected by bars. "I assume they were making an effort to get out but could not," he said.
He identified the victims as Minnie Hall, 54; her six grandchildren, Anthony Gaston, 15, Tywanda Gaston, 14, Barbara Gaston, 13, Prince Gaston, 11, Charles Gaston, 9, and Bonnie Gaston, 7, and a great-grandchild, 51 days old.
Police Chief William Hensley said the six Gaston children had been living with their grandmother because their mother was serving a prison sentence.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 A.M. in Ms. Hall's apartment, one of three in a one-story building. Although the authorities have not determined the cause of the blaze, they said it might have resulted from a faulty popcorn popper used to heat the infant's baby formula.
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