East Alabama mother, daughter killed in morning fire; 16-year-old son hospitalized

Two people were killed and a teen injured when fire swept through an east Alabama mobile home early Sunday.

Oxford firefighters and police responded at 5:48 a.m. to a report of a fire with people trapped at 327 Athens Street.

Fire Chief Gary Sparks said fire crews arrived on the scene at 5:53 a.m. to find the home engulfed in flames.

A 16-year-old boy told firefighters his mother and sister were still inside the mobile home.

The mother and daughter were removed from the residence but pronounced dead on the scene, Sparks said.

He identified them as Dynasty Chivers, 40, and Navia Martinex, 19.

The teen boy was taken to Regional Medical Center in Anniston. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Sparks said the fire is under investigation by Oxford police, Oxford fire officials and the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s office.