Authorities ID man killed in apartment fire on Birmingham’s west side
Updated 7:52 AM;
A 39-year-old man has been identified as the victim killed more than a week ago in an apartment fire on Birmingham’s west side.
Derrick Staples was pronounced dead Monday, April 26, after fire swept through a building at the Kimbrough Homes public housing community, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
The fire broke out in one of the buildings near SJ Bennett Drive and John Bryan Road. Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo said firefighters received the first call at 2:04 p.m. The fire quickly spread, and flames were shooting through the roof of the building.
From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Fire & Rescue crews responded to a deadly apartment fire on the city’s west side on Monday, April 26, 2021.
Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo said one person was found dead and one person was rescued.
The fire happened at Kimbrough Homes, a housing community off SJ Bennett Drive. Dispatchers received the call around 2 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the apartment building was already engulfed by the fire.
Carillo said one woman had to be rescued from her apartment while flames were raging. The unit she was in was one of four that were destroyed. She was not hurt. Four other units were also heavily damaged, but may be salvageable, according to Carillo.
1 killed in fire at Kimbrough Homes on Birmingham’s west side
Updated 3:55 PM;
Fire swept through a building at the Kimbrough Homes public housing community on Birmingham’s west side Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead.
The fire broke out in one of the buildings near SJ Bennett Drive and John Bryan Road. Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo said firefighters received the first call at 2:04 p.m. The fire quickly spread and flames were shooting through the roof of the building.
Eight apartments were heavily damaged, and some destroyed. The building is the same one where young Major Turner was fatally shot earlier this year. It wasn’t immediately clear whether that apartment received any smoke or water damage.
Mother and son killed in Birmingham apartment fire identified
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Two people were killed and seven others treated for injuries in a fire Monday, Dec. 28 2020, at Highland Manor apartments on Birmingham s Southside. (Contributed)
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Authorities have released the names of a woman and her adult son who were killed in the Monday-night fire at an apartment building on Birmingham’s Southside.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the victims as Sylvia Anderson Pate, 76, and Christopher Dwight Pate, 48. Sylvia Pate was from Gordo but was staying with her son.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded at 4:48 p.m. to Highland Manor apartments at 20th Street and Highland Avenue South. When they arrived on the scene, they found fire on the second floor of the high-rise complex near Five Points South. The building is home to mostly elderly and disabled residents.
Mother, adult son killed in Highland Avenue apartment fire; 7 others treated
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Two people were killed and seven others treated for injuries in a fire Monday, Dec. 28 2020, at Highland Manor apartments on Birmingham s Southside. (Contributed)
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A mother and her adult son were killed in the Monday-night fire at an apartment building on Birmingham’s Southside.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded at 4:48 p.m. to Highland Manor apartments at 20th Street and Highland Avenue South. When they arrived on the scene, they found fire on the second floor of the high-rise complex near Five Points South. The building is home to mostly elderly and disabled residents.