BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A man is dead after a fire in Upshur County that four fire departments responded to on Tuesday.

The Upshur County 911 Communications Center was alerted to a reported structure fire in the 2800 block of Turkey Run Road in Buckhannon, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

When crews arrived, they located “a single-family dwelling heavily damaged,” and deputies were requested to assist at the scene, the release states.

During that time, “[o]ne person was found deceased while crews were working to extinguish the fire,” and deputies were able to secure the scene until the West Virginia State Fire Marshal arrived and assumed responsibility for the scene and began an investigation, according to the release.

The victim, a 54-year-old man, will be taken to the WV Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and positive identification, according to a press release from the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Crews at the scene were the Buckhannon, Washington District, Adrian and Warren District fire departments, as well as the Upshur County EMS; the investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

This story has been updated to include the gender and age of the victim.

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