MARCH 24, 2015
MADISON TWP., COLUMBIANA CO., OHIO
Two people are dead following a fire at a home in Columbiana
County.
The bodies of a man said to be in his mid thirties and his
five-year-old son were found inside their burning home near Bibbees Lake on Old
Lincoln Highway early Tuesday.
The West Point Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to
the house just after 1:45 a.m., where they found the single story wood frame
home fully engulfed in flame.
West Point Fire Chief Wayne Chamberlain tells 21 News that
half of the house had already collapsed.
Fire crews from Glenmoor, Calcutta and Liverpool Township
also were on the scene.
In addition to fighting the fire, crews faced another
challenge. Chief Chamberlain says that live ammunition stored inside the home
was exploding.
One blast knocked Assistant Fire Chief Denver Mays down a
hill. Chamberlain says Mays was not injured.
The names of the victims have not been released. The body of
the father was found in the living room. The child was found in a bedroom.
The Columbiana County Coroner is investigating.
An investigator from the Ohio Fire Marshal who was called to
the scene is trying to determine the cause of the blaze.
Chamberlain says at this point there is no indication of
foul play.
Firefighters were on the scene until after 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday.
Source: http://www.wfmj.com