Second parent dies after North Chattanooga house fire

Firefighters at the scene of a fire on Houser Street. Photo contributed by Bruce Garner.

With flames shooting out the windows and roof, firefighters went inside the burning structure and pulled out two victims. Contributed photo by Bruce Garner.

Randall Lockhart, 41, died yesterday evening at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Burn Unit after being rescued from a house fire last week at 220 Houser Street.

Lockhart was flown to the burn unit on Wednesday in critical condition.

Candy Lockhart, 35, Randall's wife and mother of three children, passed away at Erlanger Hospital on Wednesday afternoon due to severe injuries she received from the blaze.

The Lockhart's three children escaped the fire and ran to their grandparent's house.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

See tomorrow's Times Free Press for more details.