PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – A 12-year-old male was the victim in a fatal house fire in Parkersburg in Wood County overnight, according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office
The fire occurred at a home on Elder Street at approximately 12:40 a.m. Friday.
The Parkersburg Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire and found the victim.
Investigators with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office were then dispatched to the scene to determine the cause of the fire.
The victim has been taken to the West Virginia State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and positive identification.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time.
