2nd UPDATE |
Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Blair County coroner Patty Ross has identified the contractor who died Tuesday at the Bobcat of Martinsburg dealership in North Woodbury Township.
Investigators say Rodney Walters, of Altoona, reportedly suffered a medical episode prior to the fire.
Ross says an autopsy revealed that Walters suffered a sudden cardiac event.
No further details surrounding his death have been provided at this time.
UPDATE |
Martinsburg Fire Chief Randy Acker says a contractor was killed Tuesday afternoon in a fire at a Blair County business.
Chief Acker says multiple area fire departments were dispatched to the blaze, located at the Bobcat at Martinsburg dealership, around noon.
Officials say the fire spread from outside the building to the roof of the business, resulting in a partial collapse.
Fire officials say windy conditions and the proximity of nearby hydrants made it difficult for crews to extinguish the blaze.
Chief Acker, who reportedly owns the building that the business operates out of, says that the contractor was reportedly installing a natural gas boiler inside the building when the fire began.
Authorities say a state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire and the Blair County coroner's office is investigating the contractor's death.
Officials have not yet identified the contractor.
The fire prompted a section of Cove Mountain Road, in North Woodbury Township, to be closed for several hours.
ORIGINAL |
911 officials in Blair County say the coroner has been called to the scene of a building fire at a lawn care dealership in North Woodbury Township.
Officials say multiple area crews are battling the blaze at the Bobcat of Martinsburg, located along the 3600 block of Cove Mountain Road.
911 dispatchers also confirmed that one other person was injured in the blaze and was transported to a local hospital.
According to PennDOT's 511PA alert page, Cove Mountain Road is closed between Agway Road and Nicodemus Street.
No further information has been provided at this time.
Stay with 6 News online and on-air for further updates to this developing story.
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