
Family of Man Who Died in Pike County Propane Fire May Have Grounds for a Civil Case
- January 29, 2021
- Attorney Matt Stoddard
- Product Liability
On the evening of December 15th, 2020, 56-year-old Kevin Lee Botsford burned to death in his Pike County home. He was the 91st person to die in a fire in Georgia in 2020 alone. When firefighters entered the building to attempt a rescue, they witnessed what different agencies described as either an explosion or a venting of gas from a propane tank. After determining that there was no chance of a person still being alive inside, they waited for the structure to be declared safe before retrie...