Disasters · Fatal house fireMoatsville Barbour County fire: Woman dies after rescue from upstairsAired October 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM UTCWritten October 20, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyExplore with HeyDexFollow via RSSTranscript · LOADING0:07An elderly woman died while being taken to a medical helicopter after firefighters0:11rescued her.0:12Cruz reached her upstairs and brought her out of the burning house, but the rescue0:16couldn't save her life.0:17Investigators are trying to determine what started the fire that trapped her0:20upstairs.0:21The home was on Jack Reed Road near Moatsville, in West Virginia's Barber County.0:26The fire happened Monday morning, October 19th.0:29Firefighters from Philippi responded alongside crews from other departments.0:33The fire was called in during the 8 a.m.0:35hour.0:36That gives a window for when someone reported it.0:38Investigators haven't said when the fire began.0:41Cruz found the woman upstairs and rescued her from the home.0:44The West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office says she died while being taken to the0:48medical helicopter.0:49The rescue had brought her out of the house and medical transport was still underway0:53when she died.0:54One death has been reported.0:56Officials haven't released the woman's name.0:58The state fire marshal's office is investigating what started the fire and where it1:02began.1:02The office hasn't announced a date for its findings.The short
