MARTINSVILLE — A Martinsville man died in a house fire on Friday, July 7.
According to the Morgan County Coroner’s Office, the man was identified at 69-year-old Robert Steven Coy.
The fire was reported at approximately 9:28 p.m. in the 900 block of South Home Avenue.
Martinsville Police, Martinsville Fire Department and Washington Township Fire Department responded to the report of a person trapped and attempted to rescue the resident near State Road 37 and East Gray Street.
Authorities said fire conditions rapidly deteriorated. Firefighters immediately made entry and brought the fire under control within five minutes.
Sadly, during a primary search of the residence firefighters located and confirmed the resident of the apartment along with his dog were deceased.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by MFD’s fire marshal along with investigators from the Indiana State Fire Marshal Office, Washington Twp., Monroe Twp. and Brooklyn Vol. Fire Departments.
