Bladen County house fire claims life of 82-year-old woman
ELIZABETHTOWN — An 82-year-old woman died Wednesday in a fire at her home in Bladenboro, a Bladen County Sheriff’s Office release said.The fire was reported about 11:45 p.m. at 8511 N.C. 41, the home of Joyce Beard Dowless, the release said.A passing motorist spotted flames shooting from a window of the one-story brick home behind West Bladen High School and a mile west of Bladen Community College.The motorist stopped at a neighboring home and asked the occupant […]
