CRAWLEY, W.Va. — A Thursday evening fire claimed the life of an elderly Greenbrier County woman.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed Friday the 77-year-old woman was alone at the Kieffer Road residence at the time of the blaze. The office also confirmed no smoke detectors were present inside of the home.
According to the Rupert Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 4:48 Thursday evening. Multiple units followed to help extinguish the blaze including Clintonville, Rainelle, Smoot, Tri-County and Frankford Fire Departments.
No further information including the victim’s identity were available Friday. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.