ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Rockbridge County Fire-Rescue and Emergency Department has reported an elderly woman is dead after a house fire in Lexington on Friday afternoon.
Fire officials tell WFXR News that around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 a neighbor called in a fire on the 100 block of Buena Vista Road. Rockbridge County Fire-Rescue and Emergency Department, Deputy Chief Moore say the following departments arrived at the scene to assist with the fire:
- Kerrs Creek Fire
- Lexington Fire Rescue
- Buena Vista Fire
- Buena Vista Rescue
- Rockbridge County Fire Rescue
- Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
- Virginis State Police
Details about the fire are limited at this time, however, a yet-to-be-identified woman and a family member lived in the home. Moore tells WFXR News the woman was home alone during the incident and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
