x
Breaking News
More () »

Update: Woman found dead in Thomaston Road house fire identified

The victim has been identified as 84-year-old Mary Stenson.

MACON, Ga. — Bibb County deputies are investigating after a woman was found dead in a Macon house fire Wednesday night. 

According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the Macon-Bibb Fire Department got a call about a fire at 8925 Thomaston Road just before 10 p.m.

When they made it to the scene, firefighters were able to put out the blaze. The release says crews searched the home and found 84-year-old Mary Stenson dead. 

According to Coroner Leon Jones, Stenson was a retired clinical educator at the Medical Center, Navicent Health. 

Two firefighters were injured in the blaze. One suffered smoke inhalation, and the other got a laceration from fallen glass, according to the Macon-Bibb Fire Department. Both firefighters were taken to Navicent for treatment.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. An autopsy will be performed to find out the cause of Stenson's death.

If you have any information on this case, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

RELATED: Aftermath video: 3,500 rental cars destroyed by massive fire

RELATED: Traffic blocked on Interstate 16 Eastbound after wreck near Ocmulgee East Boulevard

RELATED: Truck carrying toilet paper catches fire, shuts down Texas interstate

FACTS NOT FEAR | At 13WMAZ, we’re focusing our news coverage on the facts and not the fear around the coronavirus. To see our full coverage, visit our site section here: www.13wmaz.com/Coronavirus.

Before You Leave, Check This Out