IN the news, Despite the efforts of firefighters and family members, an elderly Roanoke woman died when her house caught fire last night. There were seven people at home at the time. Loved ones say they tried to reach her but the flames were too intense. Robert Long lives next door. Family members say the fire appears to have started in Akers bedroom.
Authorities hope to know the cause of the fire, later today.
A homemade explosive claims the life of a Botetourt County man. Investigators say 20 year old Michael William Henry of Fincastle was with friends when he detonated the device off Craig's Creek Road, near Eagle Rock Saturday night. Henry apparently placed the explosive next to a grinding wheel on a picnic table. Henry died while being transported by a car from the scene. Sheriff Sprinkle says charges could result from further invesitgation.