Woman Fighting for Her Life after Explosion

GREGG COUNTY — A Longview woman is fighting for her life after she’s severely burned in her home Sunday. Jean Jake, 62, is in critical condition at Parkland Medical Center in Dallas after being burned over most of her upper torso. Her husband, Michael Jake, 58, is also in serious condition at the Dallas hospital with burns to the lower part of his body. The fire started in the garage of the couple’s home on Fairview Drive, when gasoline leaking from a motorcycle ignited. When crews arrived, the garage, three pickups, a boat, the motorcycle, and a motor home parked beside the house had been destroyed. Fire crews were able to keep the blaze contained to the garage and kitchen area, which were destroyed. The remainder of the home had extensive smoke damage, and parts of the metal roof were destroyed.