Skeletal remains found inside abandoned building in Jackson, coroner says

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Remains of a body were found inside an abandoned building after it caught fire Sunday afternoon, according to Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard.

The Jackson Fire Department responded to a small trash fire at an abandoned building located on Gallatin Street at around 3:14 p.m.

After extinguishing the flames and while conducting its investigation into the origin of the fire, JFD discovered “skeletal remains” inside the building, Howard said…

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