Cynthia Hess, 58, was using her backyard fire pit on the evening of March 10, according to WKRC, when something went wrong.

A mother who dedicated herself to worker safety after the freak accident death of her son has died in a horrific backyard fire pit flare up.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A Deerfield Township woman has died after a fiery accident in her backyard. A neighbor ...

Deerfield Township Fire Department reported that Cynthia Hess, 58, suffered fatal burns after an explosion occurred while she ...

Fire crews found Cynthia Hess suffering from burns on 90% of her body when they responded to a “reported explosion” near her ...

Fire crews found Cynthia Hess suffering from burns on 90% of her body when they responded to a “reported explosion” near her backyard burn pit on Greenfield Drive just before 8 p.m. Monday ...