The Brief
- A woman died after she protected her daughter during a house fire in St. Paul on Aug. 22.
- The woman and her daughter were rescued by firefighters, but the woman later died. Her daughter remains in critical condition.
- The woman was identified as Bonnie Lynn Pierce and is remembered for being funny and vivacious.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A woman died after going back inside a burning home and shielding her daughter from a house fire in St. Paul.
St. Paul fire turned fatal
What we know:
The St. Paul Fire Department held a press conference Saturday afternoon regarding a house fire that occurred on Aug. 22.
The fire broke out at a duplex on the 700 block of Magnolia Avenue, fire officials say. Firefighters entered the home and found heavy fire and thick, black smoke. …