Gastonia, N.C. - November 15, 2022 - Detectives from the Gastonia Police Department (GPD) are investigating the death of a 70-year-old woman following a house fire that occurred yesterday evening. There is no foul play suspected in the woman’s death.
At approximately 9:27 p.m. on November 14, GPD officers and Gastonia Fire Department personnel responded to a house fire in the 2500 block of Linwood Road.
Gastonia Fire Department personnel entered the house and located Hannah Brooking, a resident of the home, deceased inside the house.
The Gastonia Fire Marshall’s Office has ruled the fire accidental. There is no foul play suspected in Brooking’s death.
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