Fire Victim Identified

NOONDAY (AP/Staff) – In southwest Smith County, Jody Jennings, 47, died after her parked recreational vehicle caught fire. Smith County First Assistant Fire Marshal Oren Hale says the fire broke out Sunday afternoon at an RV park in Noonday. Hale says the materials used to build the RV, like many manufactured homes, meant it burned quickly. Officials add that the smoke in an RV fire is extremely toxic and can incapacitate those trying to escape.

According to KETK, authorities believe the cause may have been a mechanical fire in the RV’s electrical system, but they say it will be several days before they have an official cause. Jennings’ dog also died in the fire. Jennings had only lived in the RV for 10 days before the fire. Monday would have been her 48th birthday.