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

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

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.

The Ohio woman died after suffering burns on 90% of her body in what officials called “a horrible freak accident.” ...

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 ...