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Updated: 4:44 PM Mar 21, 2010
UPDATE: Toddler Killed in Mobile Home Fire, Community Reaches Out
One-year-old Savanha Mae was killed after an improperly installed wood stove caused fire to spread quickly through a house in Scioto County, and although life will never be the same for this family folks in the community are showing support in a big way.
Posted: 11:33 PM Mar 20, 2010Reporter: Brad Myers; Andrew Colegrove Email Address: brad.myers@wsaz.com; andrew.colegrove@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE: March 20
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A grieving family lost more than just their home in a fire earlier this month.
One-year-old Savanha Mae was killed after an improperly installed wood stove caused fire to spread quickly through a house in Scioto County, and although life will never be the same for this family folks in the community are showing support in a big way.
"As soon as I saw the smoke, I started grabbing kids," Robert Stone said. "I thought all three of them were in front of me."
Stone made it out of his home with two of his children, but one-year-old Savanha was still inside.
Adrian Turner went to high school with Robert. She said when she heard about what happened, she had to help out.
"You see bad stuff happening all the time on the news," Turner said. "this one hit really close to home."
Turner works for Ohio Builder's Surplus in Scioto County. She and her coworkers are remodeling a mobile home donated by the Amherst Partners. They say it will be as good as new and ready for the Stone family in a few weeks.
"Any time we can help anybody we would like to," said Nikki Thoroughman with the Ohio Builder's Surplus. "I'm glad we get the opportunity to help these people. I have kids myself, I can't imagine going through what they've went through."
While nothing will ever replace what the Stone family has lost, they say they are deeply grateful for the support.
"It feels wonderful to have our own place again, but the loss of her," Savanha Mae's mother Amber Stone said, "it's gonna be hard at first without her."
"We're gonna have to start out without her, but she'll always be with us," Robert Stone said.
The Stones said they did not have smoke detectors in their home. They say they urge everyone who reads or hears their stories to make sure they have working detectors so no other family has to go through what they did.
UPDATE: March 4
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Investigators say a fire that killed a 1 ½ year old girl was caused by an improperly installed wood burning stove.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office also says the mobile home was not equipped with functioning smoke detectors.
Savanha Mae Dawn Stone died in the fire. Her father and 2-month-old brother were hurt in the fire.
Savanha's mother and a sister escaped the fire.
The fire destroyed the mobile home.
ORIGINAL STORY
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – A toddler has died in a mobile home fire in Scioto County.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire happened in the 400-block of Tram Road in Stout around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say two adults and two other children were able to escape.
Alice Stone tells WSAZ.com that her one and a half-year-old granddaughter, Savanha Mae Dawn Stone died in the fire. Stone says her son, Robert, his wife, and their three children lived in the mobile home.
The Stone's 2-month-old son was injured in the fire, as was his father.
The infant, Robert Jr., was taken to Children’s Hospital in Columbus where he remains Monday. No word on his condition. Father, Robert was taken in another hospital in Columbus where he was treated and released for his injuries.
Mrs. Stone and a 4-year-old daughter were not hurt, according to the grandmother.
The Fire Marshal says the fire stated in the area of a wood burning stove.
They also say that smoke detectors were present, but firefighters and witnesses told investigators they did not hear them activate.
Investigators are back on the scene Monday.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updated information.
Latest Comments
ok i didnt say the family was blameing the fire department im shure the family was thankful for those firefighters and im very sorry for there loss it is some of the comments that was made
hey no body is blameing the firedepartment so i do not no why every body says that it is not about them it is about my niece and my sister i am sorry that is just the why it is and how it is going to be i no i dont live up there but my sister does
if u want to blame this on the firefighters go ahead but i grant you that every department and unit did what they could to save that childs life. any one who wants to blame it on fire dept. firefighters that was on scene you all have never been in there shoes and heared those tones for that 33-structer with intrapment i have been on the fire dept. for 5 years and heard many of them so feel free to join the fire department all of them are open to every one!!!!!! men and women!!!!
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