Four died and eight were injured in an early Friday morning mobile 
home fire south of Crenshaw on Highway 3 according to Panola County 
Emergency Management Director Daniel Cole.

Panola County Sheriff Otis Griffin who was also on the scene early 
Friday morning said a passerby, Monchelo Stokes, noticed smoke coming 
from the structure and stopped while blowing his horn.

“He managed to wake some of them and got them out,” the sheriff said 
who added that Stokes also made the 911 call.

Cole said seven were transported to Tri-Lakes in Batesville and one 
was taken to the MED in Memphis. He did not know the condition of 
those injured.

Griffin said the four bodies were recovered in a back bedroom and two 
males and two females.

An investigator from the State Fire Marshall’s office was on the 
scene as well as Panola County Sheriff’s Department Fire Investigator.
Griffin said the location of fire was approximately 200 yards from 
the Panola-Quitman County line. The fire happened on the coldest 
night of the winter as temperatures had dropped to single digits for 
the first time.

Crenshaw, Longtown, Pleasant Grove and Sledge Volunteer Fire 
Departments all responded to the fire according to Cole.
Stay connected to panolian.com and Tuesday’s print edition of The 
Panolian for further developments . . .