One killed, around 20 injured after tornado hits Birmingham, Alabama, suburb Kurt Chirbas and Kimberly Flores Gaynor and Phil Helsel and Wilson Wong © Provided by NBC News
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured when a tornado struck a northern suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, overnight, officials said early Tuesday.
Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates confirmed the fatality in the city of Fultondale in an email to NBC News. He did not release any other information.
Earlier, Fultondale fire Chief Justin McKenzie told NBC News that crews were out and people still entrapped.
Jim Coker, the director of the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency, estimated 20 people were injured.
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