Police ID woman who died in Wednesday night Hermitage fire
She was 67-year-old Deborah Schneider, police said in a news release. The fire marshal s office is investigating the fire, which occurred on Netherlands Drive, police said.
Crews responded to the fire around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. A man escaped the home, but said a woman and a dog were still inside the residence. Firefighters recovered the bodies of the woman and the dog after they contained the blaze.
Neighbors recall trying to save woman killed in house fire
“This time, we heard help, help,” Janet Powell, a neighbor said.
News4 spoke with Janet and Tommy Powell, who live next door. Janet called 911 while Tommy tried to break down the front door.
“Just hoping that Deborah had got out of the chair and made it somewhere in the house where I could kind of get her out,” Tommy Powell, a neighbor, said.
Metro police identified 67-year-old Deborah Schneider as the woman who died in the Wednesday night fire. A pet also died.
The Powells said her husband, Larry, made it out covered in soot and is still in the hospital.