One person dead in Bonny Hill house fire in Bath, NY State Police say

Neal Simon, The Leader
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New York State Police said one person was killed Thursday afternoon in a structure fire at a residence on Bonny Hill Road in Bath.

The name of the person who died is being withheld pending the notification of relatives.

The cause and origin of the blaze remain under investigation, a Bath-based State Police investigator said.

According to State Police, the fire at the single-family home near the intersection with East Union Road was reported to 911 shortly after noon.

Both the Bath Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps responded to the scene amid reports of a bed-ridden person still inside the residence.

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Fire crews from Savona, Hammondsport, Kanona, Pulteney, Thurston and Campbell were also dispatched after the original call for local responders.

The blaze is under investigation by New York State Police, the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control and Steuben County fire investigators. State Police said the joint investigation is standard procedure for any fire that involves a fatality.

The Bath Fire Department referred all inquiries to state and county emergency officials.

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