Victim of Friday’s deadly house fire in Perry identified; Cause of fire believed to be smoking-related
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UPDATE: Perry Police Chief Michael Grover identified the man who died in the fire as 63-year-old Lance Schiltz.
PERRY, N.Y. — A man has died and three others are in the hospital after a house fire in Wyoming County on Friday morning.
The fire broke out around 7:15 a.m. at a house on Fruit Street in the Village of Perry. The Perry Police chief confirmed that 63-year-old Lance Schiltz died. The chief said officers rescued one person from the fire and fire crews extinguished the flames.
Chief Grover said the cause of the fire is believed to be smoking-related.