ELDERLY INVALIDS DIE IN BRAXTON FIRE

(12/07/2004)
An elderly Braxton County couple have died in a house fire.

The State Fire Marshal has ruled that a fatal weekend fire was accidental.

The victims were a 70-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman, both depended on walkers or wheelchairs for mobility.

The fire reportedly started from an electrical short in an extension cord under a living room carpet.

Their bodies have been sent to the State Medical Examiner's office for identification.