Fatal fire in Selma deemed âsuspiciousâ Fatal fire in Selma deemed âsuspiciousâ By Bryan Henry | April 19, 2021 at 5:14 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 6:43 PM SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - A major investigation is underway in a house fire that killed a Selma man. Three agencies are now involved. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Whatâs left of the home on Short Griffin Avenue remains cordoned off by crime tape, the scene of a tragedy that took the life of one man and injured two others. Interim Selma fire chief Gabriel Sharpe says they are âsuspiciousâ about the origin of the fire.