FORT WORTH, Texas — Geneva James was just a few blocks from home on New Year’s Eve when her daughter-in-law came rushing to her, frantic and out of breath, trying to explain that the house was on fire.
“You know it was a pretty bad fire,” James said, surveying the charred remains of the house.
The blaze destroyed the home, killed six dogs and claimed the life of Opale Whitney, the mother of James’ nephew. James said Whitney had been inside the house, in a back bedroom, when the fire broke out…