Saturday, January 24, 2015

MAN FOUND DEAD AFTER CARLTON, NEW YORK FIRE. GAS CANS AND 50-CALIBER SHELLS WERE EXPLODING DURING THE FIRE.



MAN FOUND DEAD AFTER CARLTON, NEW YORK MASSIVE FIRE.  GAS CANS AND 50-CALIBER SHELLS WERE EXPLODING DURING THE FIRE. 




Saturday, Jan 24, 2015. 

CARLTON, NY — A man was found dead following a structure fire that started Friday afternoon on Route 98, Orleans County sheriff’s deputies said.

Carlton firefighters were dispatched to 2086 Oak Orchard Rd. (Route 98) about 1:40 p.m. A sheriff’s deputy on patrol arrived at the scene within a minute of the call and reported the two-story dwelling fully engulfed in fire.

A neighbor who was at the scene said 50-caliber shells were exploding from inside the house and gas cans also exploded. Route 98 was closed.

The owner and sole resident of the home could not immediately be located and it was believed that he might be in the structure. In addition to the Carlton Fire Department, seven other fire departments from within the county were called to the scene. It was several hours before the fire was completely extinguished.

Once the fire was completely out, a search was initiated and shortly before 10 p.m., an individual was located in the basement of the remaining structure, and pronounced dead by Orleans County Coroner Scott Schmidt.

The body was subsequently removed and transported to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office in Rochester, for autopsy and positive identification.

In addition to the Sheriff’s Office, the incident remains under investigation by the Orleans County Office of Emergency Management and the state Office of Fire Prevention & Control. A State Police K-9 team assisted with the search for the deceased.

Fire departments responding to the scene included Albion, Barre, FHM (Fancher-Hulberton-Murray), Kendall, Lyndonville, Ridgeway and Medina. Fire departments providing station fill-ins were Elba at Barre and Shelby at Albion.