Woman Killed in Lafayette County, MS House Fire

Woman killed in Lafayette County house fire, officials say

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) – A woman has died after a house caught fire early Sunday morning in Lafayette County. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, around 4:30 a.m., crews received a call reporting a house fire with a possible person trapped inside on County Road 369. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, alongside the Lafayette County Fire Department, Oxford Fire Department, MS State Fire Marshal’s Office, and Baptist Ambu…

Woman killed in Lafayette County, MS house fire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman was killed in a house fire early Saturday morning in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The victim was identified as Monique Crashon Gardner, 35. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department said emergency crews were dispatched to the fire on County Road 369 around 4:30 a.m. Gardner was trapped inside, they said. The cause [...]

Structure fire claims one life

At approximately 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, 911 received a call reporting a house fire with a possible person trapped inside on County Road 369. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette County Fire Department, Oxford Fire Department, MS State Fire Marshal’s Office and Baptist Ambulance Service responded to the scene. Despite the efforts of emergency personnel, Monique Crashon Gardner, 35, of Oxford, was found dead in the home. Officials s…

Woman dies in Lafayette County house fire

LAFAYETTE COUNTY — A 35-year-old woman died Sunday morning after a house fire in Lafayette County, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office. Monique Crashion Gardner, 35, of Lafayette County, was found dead inside the home after Lafayette County E-911 received a report of a house fire with a possible person trapped at about 4:30 a.m. on County Road 369, according to a news release. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette Count…