A member of the West Virginia Air National Guard was fatally wounded in response to a fire call early Sunday morning, officials said.
Airman, assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, was responding to a fire in a closed building on Charles Town Road when he was seriously injured.
Investigators believe the fire – and another about three miles away – was deliberately wrapped around each other within 20 minutes. Both fires were started between 1 and 2 in the morning and neither structure was captured.
The guard said in a press release that the name of the civil member has been withheld for 24 months for further notice to relatives.
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West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s office fees and state police are investigating the fire, the website WV News reported. No further details have been released.
Anyone with information on the matter is being asked to contact the state’s Agnidah hotline at 1-800-233-3473. Authorities are offering a reward of up to 5,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
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The fire marshal’s office could not be reached for comment.
