Family members mourn Enid couple who died in house fire along with 4 dogs

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Family members mourn Enid couple who died in house fire along with 4 dogs

The Enid community is rallying behind two of their own after a couple died in a house fire.

Updated: 5:24 PM CDT Mar 25, 2025

The Enid community is rallying behind two of their own after a couple died in a house fire. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe outside of the home belonging to Emily and Richard Crane may not look like it went up in flames on Friday night, but inside the house shows a different story. The fire at the home, which sits on Pine Street, was believed to have been started by Richard falling asleep after lighting a cigarette in the living room. Firefighters said he most likely woke up to the flames and tried escaping by the stairs. However, Richard died in the fire. Celia Goff, who is Richard’s niece, is working to pick up what’s left of the home after the fire. “At first, I didn’t want to believe it, but I took a chance, and I went up there to the house, and I seen it for myself. I broke. I’m not going to lie,” Goff said. “When they told me that they were both gone, I literally, like, collapsed. I couldn’t handle it.” Emily, who was Goff’s aunt, died by smoke inhalation in the back bedroom, along with four dogs. The situation took the family completely by surprise. “We didn’t even have a plan of how she was going to get cremated or anything,” Stacey Frank, Emily’s sister, said. Frank said she and her sister had always been close. “We lived in a small town in Kansas, and we roamed the town. I mean, we’d get in trouble. But just normal kids,” Frank said. Now, the community is stepping in to help. Emily was a beloved employee at the Commons Retirement Community. Her former coworker has since set up a GoFundMe to support the family through this tragedy. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Rodney Brittain, Emily’s Coworker”The residents today are definitely going to feel loss for what she contributed. So, sometimes you don’t really know until something’s gone, and then you figure it out real quick,” Rodney Brittain, Emily’s co-worker, said. Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Storms with hail, strong wind risk expected early Wednesday morningOne year later: A look back at the timeline of the Key Bridge collapseArson investigation underway after fire sparks at northwest Oklahoma City apartment complexOklahoma bill would allow mountain lion hunting through lottery system2 arrested after man hit in the head with chair at southwest Oklahoma City event center dies