An 88-year-old Richmond woman, Loretta Dickson Turner, has been reported missing subsequent to a house fire that engulfed her home yesterday morning. According to Click2Houston, the Richmond Fire Department received a call about a structure fire around 6:30 a.m. at the 100 block of Fort Street, where Ms. Turner was believed to be before the incident occurred.
After the firefighters extinguished the flames, they were unable to locate the elderly resident, now officially listed as a missing person by the Richmond Police Department. Ms. Turner is described as being approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair—although she is known to often wear a variety of wigs, with a maroon wig being the last one she was seen in, as per KHOU.
Local authorities have expressed their concerns regarding Ms. Turner's disappearance. "It would be highly unlikely for Ms. Turner to just disappear without telling someone," a family member was quoted in the news release obtained by KHOU. While the police have not confirmed if they suspect foul play, they emphasized that it is too early in their investigation to make a firm determination.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and further details have not yet been released. Richmond Police are requesting anyone with information about Turner's location or the circumstances surrounding her disappearance to contact them at (281) 342-2849, as per Click2Houston.
