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TLANTA â The office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Patricia Ann Reeves, 69, passed away in an Appling County fire. The fire occurred at 920 Blackshear Highway in early Monday morning.
âA motorist driving through Baxley contacted the Baxley Fire Department and Baxley Police Department at 2:19 a.m. about an ongoing house fire,â King said in a news release. âLocal officials found Ms. Reevesâ body while they were putting out the fire.â
The State Fire Investigations Unit assisted the Appling County Coronerâs Office with safely removing the body of the deceased.
State officials will continue investigating this fire alongside Baxley investigators.
Appling Co. woman killed in house fire (Source: Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire) By WTOC Staff | December 21, 2020 at 2:08 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 2:08 PM
APPLING COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - An Appling County woman was killed in a house fire on Blackshear Highway, according to the Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.
Patricia Ann Reeves, 69, was found on Monday, Dec. 21.
“A motorist driving through Baxley contacted the Baxley Fire Department and Baxley Police Department at 2:19 a.m. about an ongoing house fire,” Commissioner John F. King said. “Local officials found Ms. Reeves’ body while they were putting out the fire.”