From the Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man found dead after an RV fire on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
The body of Michael Earnest Seals, 62, of Bessemer, was found by fire personnel reporting to a trailer fire. The fire happened at a private residence in the 600 block of Willow Bend Lane, in Bessemer, around 7:42 a.m. Seals was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:55 a.m.
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The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office and the circumstances surrounding the death are being investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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.