Prescott Valley woman dies after fire pit explosion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

A Prescott Valley woman died ten days after being burned in a fire pit explosion at her home.

Tammy Dodson died in Prescott Valley, Arizona, ten days after a fire pit explosion at her home. She had been intubated at a Phoenix burn center with burns covering her body, and died a day before her 59th birthday.

Dodson's sister, Tina Carl, said Dodson and her boyfriend were sitting around a smaller, elevated metal fire pit in their backyard. As the fire began to dwindle, her boyfriend grabbed a petrol can and poured it on the fire to try to reignite it. Carl said the explosion shot the gas can onto a neighbour's roof and engulfed Dodson in flames. A man on the property also sustained injuries but was not transported to hospital.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's office ruled Dodson's death accidental, caused by 'complications of thermal injuries', although the report is not complete. Carl said she did not want anyone ever to throw petrol or igniting sources onto fires. Dodson was a mother, grandmother and health care worker, leaving behind two children and three grandchildren. Her family set up a GoFundMe to help cover memorial costs.

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• Prescott Valley woman dies a day before her birthday after fire pit explosionA Prescott Valley woman died last week after being burned in a fire pit explosion at her home, according to family and town officials.KOLD · 12 Oct, 03:49
• Prescott Valley woman dies after fire pit explosionA Prescott Valley woman died last week after being burned in a fire pit explosion at her home, according to family and town officials.Azfamily · 12 Oct, 00:17

In this story: Tammy Dodson · Tina Carl · Prescott Valley · Arizona · Maricopa County Medical Examiner's office

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