Person dies in Accomack County house fire
BLOXOM, Va. (WAVY) — A person died in a house fire Friday morning in Accomack County.
Onancock Fire Chief Mike Rydberg says crews were called for a fire with reported entrapment at 27245 Nelsonia Road, about midway between Bloxom and Nelsonia, just before 10 a.m. Friday.
Rydberg says Parksley’s fire units arrived first for the two-story home and started making a path to get inside the home. However, the heavy fire that engulfed the whole first floor slowed firefighters’ ability to get inside.
Firefighters respond to a fatal fire in the Bloxom area of Accomack County on April 19, 2024 (Courtesy of Parksley Volunteer Fire Department) Firefighters respond to a fatal fire in the Bloxom area of Accomack County on April 19, 2024 (Courtesy of Parksley Volunteer Fire Department) Firefighters respond to a fatal fire in the Bloxom area of Accomack County on April 19, 2024 (Courtesy of Parksley Volunteer Fire Department)
Once crews were able to make their way in, they found a single occupant on the first floor. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rydberg said Virginia State Police were also notified and fire investigators are still looking into the cause.
Crews from Bloxom, Saxis, Atlantic, Melfa, as well as staff from the Accomack County Department of Public Safety and NASA Wallops Flight Facility, all responded to the incident.
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