Fire Marshal Rules Grease Fire Destroyed Home of Steelers Coach
Investigators said they've determined that running backs coach Kirby Wilson was injured after trying to put out the flames in a kitchen blaze.
Investigators have determined the blaze that severely burned Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson at his home in Seven Fields was caused by a grease fire, a state police fire marshal said today. Trooper Luke Nelson of the state police barracks in Butler said Wilson had been cooking chicken in the kitchen of his townhome on Jameson Way about 2:45 a.m. Jan. 6 when the stove caught fire. Nelson said evidence suggests Wilson, 50, was injured when he attempted to put out the flames. The coach, who still is undergoing medical treatment at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, has little to no recollection of the fire, Nelson said. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. According to a statement from the Steelers organization, Wilson …
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