Fatal house fire on First Avenue S. in Phenix City under investigation
State investigators are investigating a Wednesday morning house fire in Phenix City that left one person dead.
The fire occurred at a home in the 500 block of First Avenue South, near Fifth Place South.
Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. confirmed one person died in the blaze. The person was identified as 76-year-old Hubert Brown. Brown was pronounced dead on scene at 7:40 A.M. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
His body will be sent to Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery for an autopsy.
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