Elderly man and woman killed in Hueytown fire

86-year-old Hueytown man killed in weekend fire(wbrc)
Published: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:14 AM CST|Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:34 AM CST

HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WBRC) - An 86-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman have died after getting caught in a house fire in Hueytown over the weekend according to the Jefferson County Coroner.

It happened Saturday January 31 at a home in the 1800 block of Edgehill Drive. Hueytown Fire arrived and rescued two adults from inside the house. A third adult was able to escape the home.

Tommy Tucker died shortly after arriving at UAB Hospital. Wanda Thompson Tucker died at the hospital on Tuesday.

No word on the conditions of the third adult.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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