ELKTON, Md. — A fire, which started behind the home on Normira Avenue in Elkton on Wednesday night, came when four of the eight family members were tied up with work on the holiday, and Mandy Roberts is not convinced it was an accident.
“They could have killed everybody, the animals, everything,” said Roberts, “I’m just glad my son realized it and screamed for everybody to get out, especially my grandmother, because her room is right there and is 82-years-old… can barely walk, has strokes, heart attacks all the time.”
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Roberts’ mother, Kimberly Smith, recently moved back into the home with her ailing mother, her daughter, her son and several grandchildren after previous renters stopped paying their monthly bills.
In addition to putting a roof over their heads, she has been recovering from a massive heart attack.
“Her teaching job had her retire early, because she couldn’t pass I guess …