Wrongful death lawsuit filed in fatal Jackson County Park Marina Dock B fire
Courtesy of Mandy Durham
Posted: May 27, 2021 12:47 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday alleging wrongful death, negligence and more in the Jan. 27, 2020, fire at Jackson County Park Marina Dock B that left 8 people dead.
There are nine plaintiffs, including the estates of two who were killed in the fire.
Sixteen defendants are named, including Jackson County, the Jackson County Commission and five of its members, and the city of Scottsboro.
The victims were identified as 38-year-old Amanda Foster, 54-year-old Yancy Ferrell Roper, 40-year-old Grace Annette Watson Miles and her five children. Her children are 19-year-old Christopher Zane Long, 16-year-old Bryli Anniston Long, 10-year-old Traydon Dominic Miles, 9-year-old Kesston Damien Miles and 7-year-old Dezli Nicole Miles.
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[Images from left to right] Yancy Roper, Amanda Foster and Annette Miles with her five children
It s been one year since a deadly fire at a Jackson County marina claimed eight lives. WAAY 31 spoke to survivors and first responders about their memories of that night.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:18 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2021 12:25 PM
Posted By: Dan Shaffer, Tim Collins, Regan Spencer, Joseph Berryman
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Wednesday marked one year since a fire broke out at a marina in Jackson County and killed eight people.
It happened at Jackson County Park in the middle of a cold January night. A small fire broke out aboard a houseboat that was one of 35 boats tied up just feet apart from each other along Dock B.