911 call: Elderly woman dies in North Lakeland house fire

WARNING: Please be advised that parts of this
call may be disturbing to some listeners. 


Loretta Pickard, 76, called 911 when she noticed her house,
located at 13802 Rockridge Road in Lakeland, was on fire. She
told dispatch that her husband, James, was at a ball game and she
wasn't able to reach him by phone.


Loretta spent the last 20 minutes of her life on the phone with
dispatch as her home burned down around her. She begged for
someone to come rescue her and was assured they would. But rescue
never came. 


Now, her family wants to know why nobody went inside the house to
try to save her life.