VIDEO: A 75-year-old woman died in Ellabell after her mobile home caught fire.
Bryan County Emergency Services says 75-year-old Mary Huerd called 911 when she noticed her home on fire.
The fire happened along Highway 204 just down the road from the fire station. A fire marshal is investigating but says the fire was caused by a lint-clogged dryer vent.
“I’ve known Mary for about 40 years, the first time I ever met her we were on the coffee league at the bowling alley,” said the victim’s longtime friend and neighbor, Susan Seigler.
Seigler remembers the moments leading up to her long-time friend Huerd’s death after her mobile home caught fire Monday afternoon.
Seigler says when she first saw the fire, she was in shock.