By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 14, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) - The daughter-in-law of a woman who died in a smoke-filled subway tunnel says her family is devastated and that eye-witness accounts of her final moments are “horrific to think about.”

Suzanne Glover says in a Wednesday email that her mother-in-law, 61-year-old Carol Glover of Alexandria, Virginia, had two grown sons, three beloved grandchildren, and was looking forward to celebrating her granddaughter’s first birthday this weekend.

Suzanne Glover says her mother-in-law embodied humility and strength, was quick to listen, gave good, measured advice, and “had a smile that could light up a room.”



She says the family is devastated by her “tragic and sudden loss.”

Glover died Monday after an electrical malfunction filled a subway tunnel with smoke in what was described as a chaotic and terrifying scene.

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