BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A West Virginia State Police Troopers is credited with helping save an elderly woman and getting an injured infant to medical care amid a fire.
A state police news release said Trooper C. J. Elmore responded to the home on Kalafat Street in Buckhannon Saturday. Elmore was told by a woman at the scene her eldelry mother was on the back porch. Elmore went onto the porch and was able to help the woman away from the burning home and to a nearby ambulance.
He then observed a 10-month old baby which had been removed from the burning structure in need of medical attention. According to the release Elmore took the child to nearby paramedics for treatment. Eight individuals escaped the burning home without serious injury.
Trooper Elmore then assisted the Buckhannon Fire Department and Upshur County EMS with traffic control to ensure the safety of emergency responders and the public.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s office.