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Paragould community helps family after fire
Paragould community helps family after fire By Miranda Reynolds | February 24, 2021 at 5:47 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 8:33 PM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - A Paragould family who has served their community for decades recently saw a role reversal after losing everything in a house fire.
Tony and Andrea Williams were both at work when they got a call on Feb. 16, changing their day and lives.
“There’s nothing like standing there and watching everything you’ve accumulated over the past almost 30 years, living here, pretty much, you’re going to lose everything … and there’s nothing you can do about it,” Tony said.
Two confirmed dead in Paragould house fire
Two confirmed dead in Paragould house fire By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 10, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:58 AM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - The names of two people killed in a deadly Paragould house fire on Sunday have been released.
According to Paragould Fire Marshal Chris Rollings, the two people are identified as Albert Wrobel, 87, and Shari Poindexter, 62.
Around 8 p.m. Jan. 10, firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Newcastle Drive. Albert Wrobel, 87 Shari Poindexter, 62 (Source: KAIT-TV)
Ambulances were also called to the scene. Both victims were transported to Arkansas Methodist Medical Center and pronounced dead upon arrival.