Family remembers St. Paul mother who died after returning to burning home to save daughter
Bonnie Lynn Pierce died after returning to the home to shield her daughter, who remains in critical condition, officials said.
- On Aug 22, 38-year-old Bonnie Lynn Pierce died in a St. Paul, Minnesota, duplex fire after re-entering the burning home to shield her 3-year-old daughter, Grace, with her own body.
- The fire on the 700 block of Magnolia Avenue was one of three structure fires St. Paul Fire-EMS crews responded to within about 90 minutes that Saturday afternoon.
- While 12-year-old Aurora escaped by kicking out an air conditioning unit, Interim Fire Chief Greg Duren reported firefighters discovered Pierce shielding Grace during their search of the home.
- Grace remains in critical condition but is expected to make a full recovery; Pierce died Aug 24 from injuries sustained in the fire, St. Paul Fire Department spokesman Jamie Smith confirmed.
- Jenny McGovern described her sister as "vivacious" at a Saturday press conference, while the Pierce Family GoFundMe has raised $65,000 to support the surviving children.
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Bonnie Pierce, 38, died after returning inside a burning apartment in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, to try to save her 4-year-old daughter. Her mother had managed to escape from the fire, but returned when she realized that the child was still in the building. Pierce died on Monday (24), two days after the fire. Man dies after beating a car in a tree during police chase in the United Kingdom Car Bomb explodes in front of the police stati…
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Bonnie Pierce returned to her burning St. Paul home for her daughter. Firefighters found her shielding the child, who survived and remains hospitalized.
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