Updated: 10:09 AM CDT May 10, 2021
Linda Grantin
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the body found inside a burned RV on last week as 62-year-old Michael Earnest Seals of Bessemer.The coroner released this statement:"The decedent was found inside a RV by fire personnel responding to a report of a RV fire at a private residence. The cause and origin of the fire is being investigated by the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office and the circumstances surrounding the death is being investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office."—Authorities responded to a report of an RV on fire on private property in the 600 block of Willow Bend Lane at 7:42 a.m.Fire personnel found Seals inside and he was pronounced dead at the scene.The Alabama State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the fire.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.