WILLIAMSFIELD TOWNSHIP —
WILLIAMSFIELD TOWN-SHIP — The identification of a person killed in a Friday morning fire at 7163 Beaver Road, and the cause, are still under investigation, according to the Ashta-bula County Coroner’s Office and Andover Fire Department.
Family identified the apparent victim as 21-year-old Jesse Hodge of Greenville, Pa. Sue Hodge said her son was staying with his twin brother Justin when the fire occurred.
Rich Mongell, coroner’s investigator for the Ashtabula County Coroner’s Office, said the results of an autopsy conducted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department will not be available until Monday.
He said an important test result will be to evaluate carbon monoxide levels in the body. “To make sure he died of carbon monoxide (poisoning),” Mongell said.
A DNA test will be used to finalize the identity of the victim which could take as long as a month, Mongell said.
Firefighters from Andover, Kinsman, Fallowfield, Wayne, North Shenango, Jamestown, Conneaut Lake and Summit battled the blaze early Friday morning, said Andover Fire Chief James Dewey.
“As far as I know the state fire marshal’s office has not determined the cause,” he said. Dewey said there wasn’t very much of the home left to make an evaluation from.
Dewey said there are counselors available for any firefighters struggling with emotional issues following a fatal fire. He said department leaders keep an eye on the volunteers and talk to people one on one if they feel it is necessary.
“Everybody deals with it differently,” he said.
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