WEIRTON, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is now investigating two fatal fires from Monday.
The fires were in Barbour and Hancock counties.
Authorities said the blaze in Barbour County claimed the life of an elderly woman who died in transport. She suffered from smoke inhalation in the Nestorville area blaze.
The second fatal came about 7 a.m. Monday at a residence on Washington School Road in Hancock County.
State investigators are trying to determine the causes of each fire.