Crime & Safety

Adamsville Teen Dies Weeks After House Fire

An 18-year-old burn victim from a house fire in Adamsville last month died at UAB Hospital Tuesday.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — An 18-year-old burn victim who was hospitalized after a house fire in Adamsville has died. Kamron James Stanford died Tuesday afternoon at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, according to a report by ABC 33/40.

The fire occurred in the 5000 block of Oak Leaf Circle in Adamsville Jan. 23.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said the fire was accidentally started by an electric space heater.

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Read more about the deadly house fire in Adamsville on abc3340.com.

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