Friday, January 9, 2026

Fanny Smith Burned to Death When Lamp Exploded Jan. 10, 1926

Burned to Death in Bed

Kinston, N.C., Jan. 10 (AP)—Fanny Smith, young negro woman about 25 years old, was burned to death this morning in bed when a fire destroyed her home in Spruill’s Alley, near East Street, at 2 o’clock. It is thought that the woman was intoxicated when she arrived home, and retired, leaving the lamp burning, which exploded, causing the fire and her death.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93064755/1926-01-10/ed-1/seq-1/

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