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 ...

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

Cynthia Hess was approved by trustees as new Forest Park campus president for St. Louis Community College. Zelema Harris, STLCC chancellor, cited her “extensive experience as both an ...

Cynthia Hess, 58, was using her backyard fire pit on the evening of March 10, according to WKRC, when something went wrong. The Deerfield Township Fire Department said after a neighbor called 911 ...

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

Cynthia Hess, 58, was using her backyard fire pit on the evening of March 10, according to WKRC, when something went wrong. The Deerfield Township Fire Department said after a neighbor called 911 ...

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

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

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

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

Cynthia Hess, 58, was using her backyard fire pit on the evening of March 10, according to WKRC, when something went wrong. The Deerfield Township Fire Department said after a neighbor called 911 ...