State Police Investigating Fatal Fire at Lyman Meadows
From Vermont State Police Press Release
The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of a Hinesburg woman whose body was found in her burning Lyman Meadows townhouse Sunday night.
Emergency crews responded at about 6:20 p.m. after a neighbor reported smoke coming from one of the units in the townhouse complex at 245 Lyman Meadow. First responders encountered moderate fire and smoke conditions, and after containing the blaze they discovered the victim inside the residence.
Initial investigation indicated this incident is not suspicious. The victim’s name is being withheld pending further investigation and notification of relatives.
On Monday morning an investigator from the Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit will respond to investigate the origin and cause of the fire, and a detective from the Bureau of Criminal Investigations will conduct a death investigation. The victim’s body was to be brought to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Responding agencies included Hinesburg Fire and Rescue, Charlotte Fire and Rescue, Shelburne Fire and Rescue, Williston Fire and Rescue, and fire departments from Huntington, Monkton and Starksboro.
There was no further information.
