A 70-year-old adult male died in a fire on Monday near the town of Alderson in Greenbrier County.
The fire happened at a barn on Mountain View Parkway at around 3:30 p.m. on Mar. 3. Smoot Volunteer Fire Department, as well as several other area fire departments, responded to the scene and recovered the victim from the barn.
Investigators with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office also responded. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and still under investigation.
The victim has been sent to the WV Medical Examiner’s Office in Charleston for positive identification and autopsy.