A woman in Saint Paul, Minnesota, dies after escaping a duplex fire and then reentering the burning home to save her child, according to her family. The Daily Mail reports that Bonnie Pierce, 38, died on August 24, two days after the fire began on August 22.
The outlet says Pierce initially gets her four-year-old daughter, Grace, out of the home, but later returns into the building to shield her and attempt a rescue as the fire continues. The account attributes the death to injuries sustained in the incident.
No other specific details are provided in the supplied reports about the fire’s cause, the sequence of events inside the home, or any official findings by investigators. The coverage presented here centers on the family’s account of Pierce’s actions and subsequent death.
