Crime & Safety

2 Dead After House Fire In Bessemer

Two men have been identified as the victims in a deadly house fire in Bessemer Wednesday.

BESSEMER, AL — Two men died in a house fire in Bessemer Wednesday. The Jefferson County Coroner's office identified the victims as 57-year-old Cedric Banard Spiller and 36-year-old James Gregory Schuman.

Bessemer firefighters said they discovered the bodies of Spiller and Schuman after extinguishing the fire Wednesday morning at 2221 Dartmouth Avenue.

Authorities do not suspect foul play in the incident.

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