3 adults, 1 child found deceased after Phenix City house fire
A Phenix City house fire left three adults and one child deceased.
The house fire occurred in the 900 block of Wehring Lane in the Fontaine Park neighborhood of Phenix City. Authorities were called to the scene during the evening hours of Monday, October 13, 2025.
Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. confirms husband, 77-year-old Willie Chappell, and his wife, 70-year-old Sarah Chappell, along with two other family members, 40-year-old Vantice Williams, and six-year-old Paradise Williams, were pronounced deceased at 8:31 p.m.
It appears the death of all four victims was caused by smoke inhalation due to a fire inside the home.
An autopsy at the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery has been scheduled for all four victims.
The deaths remains under investigation.
CNAW2News ask you please keep the the family and friends of the deceased victims, along with the dispatchers who answered the calls for help, and the first responders, investigators, and coroner’s officials who responded to the scene, in your thoughts and prayers during this unimaginable tragedy.
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