Man killed in Mason Co fire remembered as kind neighbor

UPDATE: (5:07 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024) – One Mason County community is grieving the loss of a neighbor after a fatal fire in the Glenwood area.

The fire was reported around 11:25 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 in the 40100 block of Huntington Rd. Neighbors said they heard a loud explosion and that when they looked outside, they saw flames shooting 50 feet in the air.

A 74-year-old man died in the fire, but his identity has not yet been released. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Neighbors say the victim was a kind man. Area resident Regina Waugh says her daughter even tried to help the man, but the fire was just too hot.

“I was in the house, and I heard some explosion. And I come out, and I saw his house on fire,” Waugh said. “My daughter, Jeannette Waugh, got in her car over there. She tried to help, but she couldn’t get in, which the flames was too high.”

Investigators say it’s still too soon to know what caused the fire, but the community says they will continue to remember their good friend and neighbor.

MASON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – One person is dead after a house fire in Mason County, according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office.

The fire was reported around 11:25 p.m. on Monday. Dispatchers said it happened on the 40100 block of Huntington Rd. in the Glenwood area.

The roadway was closed for a period of time but has since reopened.

Multiple agencies responded including: the Ohio River Road Fire Department, Barboursville Fire Department, Mason County EMS, Mason County Sheriff’s Office, West Virginia State Police, State Fire Marshal’s Office.

The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

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