Tragedy struck in Yerington as a late-night house fire claimed the life of Jessica Canterbury, 36, on Monday, May 5, at approximately 11:49 p.m. on Spence Lane.
Upon receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting the residential structure fire, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division dispatched emergency services. First responders, including the Yerington/Mason Valley Fire Department, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Southern Command Patrol Division, and the Yerington Police Department, arrived to find the single-family home fully engulfed in flames.
While one adult woman and two juveniles managed to escape without harm, a male individual suffered severe burns and needed airlifting to Reno for medical treatment. Unable to escape the blaze, Jessica Canterbury remained trapped inside the burning home.
Following the extinguishing of the fire, investigators from the Nevada Department of Public Safety and State Fire Marshal’s Office launched an inquiry into the blaze’s cause. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, aided by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Investigation Section, is conducting a thorough investigation into Canterbury’s death.
Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward by contacting the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division via email at detective@lyon-county.org or by phone at 775-463-6600.
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