Clarksville Police and Clarksville Fire Rescue respond to Residential Fire that takes the life of 80 year Old Woman

Clarksville Police and Fire Investigations are working in unison to determine the cause of a residential fire in which an 80 year old woman was found deceased inside.

Clarksville, TN – On November 5th, 2012, around 11:07pm, Emergency responders were called to the scene of a residential house fire at 10 Trahern Terrace.

Emergency personnel were on scene within three minutes and the house was already engulfed in flames.

Clarksville Fire Rescue entered the residence, and found an 80 year old woman, Carolyn Hinton, who was non responsive. She was removed, immediately received medical attention, but efforts to revive her were unsuccessful and she died at scene.

Clarksville Police and Fire investigators are working to determine the source and cause of the fire. The deceased was taken to medical examiner’s office in Nashville to determine the cause of death.

There were approximately 40 emergency personnel on the scene of the residential fire.

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