Epsom mobile home fire Sunday night kills female resident
Firefighters work to extinguish a fatal fire at Breezy Acres Trailer Park in Epsom Sunday night that was reported around 7:52 p.m. Jay Heath Courtesy
Firefighters work to extinguish a fatal fire at Breezy Acres Trailer Park in Epsom Sunday night. Courtesy of Jay Heath
Firefighters work to extinguish a fatal fire at Breezy Acres Trailer Park in Epsom Sunday night that was reported around 7:52 p.m. Jay Heath Courtesy
Published: 1/25/2021 12:12:37 PM
Fire officials say a 67-year-old woman died in a mobile home fire Sunday night in Epsom.
Rhonda Gardner’s cause of death and the fire’s origin remain under investigation, according to officials with the State Fire Marshall’s Office.
COVID-19 has led to more children in poverty: report
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