Fatal Fire Left One Man Dead
Posted/updated on: February 12, 2013 at 1:23 pm
UPSHUR COUNTY — A Diana man was killed Saturday night when fire swept through the camper trailer where he was staying, near his mother’s home. The body of 56-year-old Randy Hankins was found inside the camper on Hankins Road after firefighters extinguished the blaze around 10:30. According to KETK, Diana Volunteer Fire Department Chief Kenny Hankins, the victim’s brother, was among firefighters from Diana and Ore City who responded to the call. Because he suffered from several health issues, it is believed Hankins was unable to get out of the burning camper after he called his mother who lived nearby. She then called the firefighters. Hankins was alone in the camper on Hankins Road off FM 3245 in southeastern Upshur County.
