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The mother of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin made an affectional plea this week for accrued occurrence section backing earlier Gaston County officials aft she astir mislaid her life successful a North Carolina blaze that killed her hubby successful December.
Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, delivered a heartbreaking relationship of nan Dec. 28 house fire that killed her husband, 75-year-old Dennis Hamlin, and reduced nan family location to ruins.
Denny Hamlin looks connected anterior to a NASCAR Cup Series car title astatine Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, successful Concord, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
"I’m sorry, I was trying not to cry," a tearful Mary Lou Hamlin said arsenic she said earlier nan Gaston County Board of Commissioners connected Tuesday.
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"Dec. 28 was 1 of nan saddest days of my life. It was nan past clip I saw my hubby of 52 years erstwhile I pulled him retired of our burning home. In summation to losing my husband, I mislaid everything from my full life."
Dennis and Mary Lou Hamlin were recovered extracurricular nan two-story location adjacent Stanley, suffering from what officials astatine nan clip called catastrophic injuries. Dennis Hamlin later died from his injuries astatine a hospital, while his woman was transferred to a specialized infirmary successful Winston-Salem for curen of her pain injuries.
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"I didn’t understand astatine nan clip that nan firetrucks were there, but not nan water," Mary Lou Hamlin continued Tuesday.
"There was nary h2o to put retired my house. I americium advocating for backing to beryllium included connected this year’s fund – training connected emergency response, further equipment, staffing arsenic you conscionable heard, are conscionable a fewer things to thief fortify nan occurrence protection successful our area successful which costs are desperately needed.
Denny Hamlin, driver of nan #11 Progressive Toyota, exits his car after nan NASCAR Cup Series Championship astatine Phoenix Raceway connected Nov. 2, 2025, successful Avondale, Arizona. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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Denny Hamlin’s sister, Lisa Chapman, besides appeared earlier nan board, recalling her daze aft arriving connected nan scene.
"There’s thing worse than pulling up to nan location connected occurrence and seeing everybody opinionated successful nan road," she said done tears. "No h2o being thrown connected nan fire."
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