Crime & Safety
Man Dies In Wylam House Fire
A fire at a home on 7th Avenue in the Wylam neighborhood resulted in the death of a 70-year-old man.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A house fire Wednesday in the Wylam community claimed the life of a 70-year-old man. The Jefferson County Coroner's office identified the victim as Benjamin Odis Hardin.
The fire was reported just after 5 a.m. Wednesday at 3806 7th Ave. An Alabama Media Group report said someone else from inside the house called 911.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo said the other man inside the home at the time of the fire went back inside to try to save the victim. "The flames and the smoke drove him back out,'' Carrillo said.
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Hardin was pronounced dead on the scene at 5:23 a.m.
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