NY State Police release names of 2 victims who died in Broome County fire; cause probed
Two people are dead after a blaze Thursday morning in the Broome County Town of Kirkwood.
New York State Police identified the victims as Peter J. Cirba and Stephanie N. Cirba, both 81.
Shortly before 9 a.m., multiple agencies were called to a house fire at 588 Old State Road in Kirkwood, according to state police in Binghamton.
The home was fully engulfed when troopers and firefighters arrived on the scene, state police said.
Once the flames were extinguished by fire crews, Broome County and New York state fire investigators, along with personnel from the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and New York State Police Forensic Identification Unit, searched the home and located the bodies of the two victims.
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Volunteer fire companies that responded to the scene included the Five Mile Point, Port Dickinson, Kirkwood, West Colesville, Windsor, West Windsor, Chenango Bridge, Chenango, Port Crane and Sanitaria Springs departments, with Conklin on standby.
The Broome Volunteer Emergency Squad, Superior Ambulance and deputies from the Broome County Sheriff’s office also responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Broome County house fire kills 2 people; cause investigated
