Bledsoe County authorities this week are continuing a probe into a July 25 house fire after which a woman’s body was found inside the structure.
Sheriff’s office Investigator Ricky Seals said Tuesday that officials so far have neither ruled out foul play nor confirmed that anything suspicious happened in the fire.
On July 25, a contractor found the home of Hazel Louise Reece, 63, burned to the ground with her inside, officials said. Reece had told family members in the days before the fire she saw straw stuffed under her house and was worried that someone might try to burn her in her home.
Seals said Tuesday that he couldn’t discuss details yet but that interviews probably will continue through the week.
Bledsoe authorities have been unusually busy this summer with the investigation of a double slaying that came a few days after the fire and Reece’s death.