Press statement from Police Chief Timothy O'Grady: Yesterday afternoon (1/27) at approximately 3:55p.m.
the Wellsville Police and Fire Departments responded to 28 South Broad Street
for a structure fire.Firefighters
removed one victim from the residence who was transported by Wellsville
Ambulance to UofR – Jones Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced
dead.The victim has been identified as
Victor W. Fiske, age 71 who resided at that address.Fire investigators from Allegany County, New
York State and the Wellsville Police Department are returning to the scene this
morning for further investigation.Mr.
Fiske’s body has been sent to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office for
an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Wellsville officer watches over the scene of deadly house fire
