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Police Blame Wood Stove for Fatal Fire in Tazewell County
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 ; 03:51 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Tuesday, November 17, 2009; 12:02 AM


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One man is dead after a Bluefield, Va. house fire.

Story by Kate Krivanek


BLUEFIELD, Va. --  A Tazewell County man is dead after a fire in his home.

The Bluefield, Virginia Fire Department responded to the house fire on Big Branch Road late Friday night. Firefighters said two people were in the home.

A male died in the fire, a female suffered burns, but did not require medical treatment. Tazewell County Sheriff's deputies and Virginia State Police said there is nothing suspicious about the fire. A wood burning stove is said to have been the cause.

The victim's name hasn't been released.

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