Tragedy strikes local Vietnam Veteran: Home consumed by flames, resulting in fatalities

Bea Coker reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com A devastating house fire on Sunday, Feb. 11, claimed two lives and has left local Vietnam Veteran Arthur Smith with the arduous task of rebuilding his life from the ashes. First responders from the City of Live Oak Fire Department, Suwannee County Fire Rescue and Live Oak Police Department rushed to 819 Rogers St. around 5 a.m., where flames engulfed the four-bedroom family home. According to eyewitness Selena Morrell, the inferno was a harrowing sight. Smith, managed to escape the blaze, but sustained smoke-related injuries and was promptly transported to the hospital for treatment. However, his brother, Anthony Smith, who was wheelchair-boun