It's been a little over a year since a fire took the life of a grandmother and her three grandchildren.
Now another tragic fire on Leading Creek has killed three victims from three generations, The Hur Herald reported Monday.
Dead is Roy Davidson, in his 60s; his physically challenged daughter Teresa Davidson, about 42; and his mother, Nora Davidson, in her 90s, all of Big Springs.
Roy Davidson had been a longtime employee of of O. Ames in Parkersburg and had worked as a Calhoun bus driver.
The fire was discovered Saturday night by a man returning from work. Ernest Lamp, a neighbor said he called 911 about 10 p.m. Saturday, then he and the man went to the burning house, according to the online publication.
"We tried to get through the door which was red hot and fire coming around it," Lamp told reporters. "We then tried to get through a window but there was too much smoke smothering us."
"We were pretty sure they were all in there, but we just couldn't do anything. They were great neighbors," he added.
Grantsville, Smithville, and Arnoldsburg firefighters remained at the scene most of Sunday.
