Carol Robinson – al.com
Fire swept through a Bessemer home, leaving one man dead.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Glover Mayweather. He was 70.
Bessemer firefighters responded at 12:14 a.m. Monday to a report of a fire at Mayweather’s home in the 1500 block of 12th Avenue North.
Once the blaze was extinguished, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates, Mayweather was found unresponsive inside. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:50 a.m.
The Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.
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