From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER — A 70-year-old woman was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon following a Bessemer house fire.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Officer identified the woman as Paula Ann Sorrell Dye. She had lived in the 5600 block of Rockdale Road, in Bessemer.
According to the coroner’s office, Dye was located inside the residence at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 after first responders were called to the scene of a house fire. Dye was subsequently transported to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 9:35 p.m.
The cause and origin of the fire is still being investigated. Authorities state that foul play is not believed to have been a factor.