Alyssa Ridenour
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Miranda Webb lost her life during a house fire Wednesday morning in Lee, Fla. Webb resided in Madison County but was known throughout Jefferson County for her glowing smile and employment as a former manager at Monticello's Burger King.
During the early morning hours of Wednesday, Feb. 3, a 911 call was placed at approximately 4:58 a.m. in regard to a house fire on Northeast Champion Loop, in Lee. According to an official Madison County Fire Rescue (MCFR) report, a neighbor contacted first responders when a child from the neighboring home came knocking on their door and told them there was a fire. As the neighbor was calling 911, he was pulling the other child out of the home, ultimately saving his life.The home was occupied by Gwen Williams Cauley and her three children: 12-year-olds Baylee and Bobby Cauley and 28-year-old Miranda Webb. Gwen Williams Cauley was the first one to escape the home, by exiting through her window. Her daughter Baylee escaped separately and ran to the neighbor’s house for help. The neighbor then rushed to the residence and pulled the girl's twin brother, Bobby, out of the home. Bobby was later transported via life flight to UF Health Shands Hospital. As of press time, he was responsive. Unfortunately, Gwen's oldest daughter, Miranda, was entrapped inside the home and was unable to make it out. She was declared deceased at the scene.
Firefighters fought with the fire for 30 to 45 minutes before they were finally able to conquer it. The scene was not cleared until after 11 a.m. MCFR was assisted on the scene by the Lee Volunteer Fire Department, Madison Fire Department, Greenville Fire Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined and is under investigation with the State Fire Marshall's Office. The fire is suspected to have started somewhere in the vicinity of the living room. Donations for the family are being accepted at MCFR's main station, located at: 1314 W Base St., in Madison. Please give donations to Fire Chief Allen Clayton or Deputy Chief Michael Raines. They are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be accepting cash, gift cards and money orders. Money orders are to be made out to Gwendolyn Cauley. There is also the option of donating to one of their GoFundMe accounts at gofund.me/7d698de5 or gofund.me/a649467b. They are also accepting household donations and are in need of the following items: clothing, shoes, nonperishable food, pantry items and other household necessities. The clothing and shoe sizes needed are: size 20/2X in women's, size 4/medium women for Baylee and size 16 pants/18 shirts for Bobby. They all wear size 8.5 shoes.
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