When a State Police trooper arrived
on the scene of a house fire in Wetzel County Monday night there wasn’t much
left of the single-story home.
Sgt. J.E. Shriver said he was
familiar with the house in the community of Littleton
“After several hours of getting the
fire under control and once the fire marshals got there, we were able to go
through the remains of the house, finding three bodies,” Shriver said.
The victims have been identified as
Michael McDougal, 63, Carmen McDougal, 55, and an acquaintance from Pennsylvania
The state Fire Marshal’s Office
hasn’t determined the cause of the blaze. Initial reports called it suspicious.
Investigators are asking for help on the West Virginia Arson Hotline
at 1-800-233-FIRE.
