Marion House Fire Claims Life Of Prison Guard

marionstar.com

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly house fire in Marion.  Fire crews rushed to the house on Hartford Street at late Thursday night after a police officer saw smoke coming from the structure.  Firefighters pulled out a man who was trapped inside.  54-year-old Andre Goodwin was rushed to a hospital, but did not survive. Fire officials say Goodwin was a guard at the Marion Correctional Institution. State officials are helping Marion fire personnel investigate the cause of the blaze.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.