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One dead after home explosion in Jefferson County
One person is dead after a home explosion in the community of Rome in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff Paul Milbrath says it took place just before 1:50 p.m. When emergency crews arrived at the home on West Water Street, it was completely leveled.
“The individual that was located at the residence was home by themselves, and that person was the only person located within the residence,” says Milbrath.
Milbrath adds that there were no other injuries due to the explosion. “There is signs of other property damage with other homes, including structural damage in the form of broken windows (and) other damage to some of the structures, to their siding, because of the debris.”
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JeffCo had record overdose deaths in 2020
Overdose deaths surging in Jefferson County By Steve Crocker | April 7, 2021 at 10:21 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 10:21 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reported three more suspected overdose deaths in Jefferson County Tuesday night. This comes in addition to three women who died of suspected overdoses in the Center Point area Monday.
Jefferson County’s Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says the county hit a record 302 drug overdoses in 2020, a 28% increase from 2019. He says the culprit is easy to spot.
“In a decedent who dies of an overdose, we’re seeing fentanyl and cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine or fentanyl and heroin” says Yates.
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