CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two men died and a third was hospitalized in two separate fires this week according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The first fire occurred on Sunday, Jan. 19 in Harper’s Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia. A 73-year-old male was discovered deceased in his home located on Wide River Farm Drive around 4 a.m.
The second fire happened Monday, Jan. 20 in the town of Letart, Mason County where a house fire occurred at a home on Gill Ridge Road around 7 a.m. The victim in that fire was a 51-year-old male. An 83-year-old male was injured in the fire and transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital where he is still a patient.
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated both fires which remain under investigation at this time.
The victims in both incidents were transported to the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and positive identification.
