SMITHS STATION, Ala. (WTVM) – One person is dead and another was treated at an area hospital following a house fire in Smiths Station.
The Smiths Station Fire Protection District and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Lee Road 211 around 7:30 a.m. Friday. Upon arrival, crews observed heavy smoke and visible flames coming from the rear of the home.
Authorities noted that firefighters forced entry through a door and found a victim just inside the entrance. That individual was pulled from the home and received advanced life support care before being transported to a local hospital. Their current condition has not been released…