All, As you will remember, on Friday, August 30, 2013 at approximately 2237 hours, two Whitley City (KY) Fire Officers discovered a dwelling fire on Water Plant Road in the Stearns community of McCreary County, Kentucky. Arlie Pooh Hill III, 37, was at the home of his neighbor and brother-in-law, Adam Stephens, when they noticed a fire down the road. Both men served as Lieutenants with the Whitley City VFD at the time of the fire. They called it in and went to investigate. The fire was located at the former residence of Allen Ball. As the Ball family was still in the process of moving, Lts Hill and Stephens feared that there might be someone in the home-and knew they had a baby. As they attempted to enter the house, a flashover trapped Lt. Hill in the living room and blew Lt. Stephens to the porch floor. Lt. Stephens was able to grab Lt. Hill and get clear of the structure. While suffering burns to his face and arms, Lt. Stephens did not require immediate medical transport. Lt. Hill, however suffered major burns covering at least 90 percent of his body. He was airlifted first to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, then to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. After being hospitalized for nearly two months Lieutenant Hill died in the Line of Duty as a result of the injuries he sustained in the fire. He leaves behind his wife, a young son and a very young daughter-as well as numerous friends and family. After an 8 month long investigation, Kentucky State Police Detective Lewis has determined the cause of the fire to be arson. At this time Detective Lewis is still following up on leads. Anyone with any information in reference to this investigation is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police. RIP.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:40:23 +0000
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