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Husband and wife killed in Ellicottville house fire

Posted at 3:59 PM, May 12, 2024

ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — An investigation is underway after a couple died in a house fire early Friday morning, according to the Ellicottville Police Department.

Officers responded to a medical alert around 1:40 a.m. Friday on Bryant Road in the Town of Ellicottville.

Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy smoke conditions. The Ellicottville, Franklinville, Great Valley, Machias, and West Valley Fire companies were able to contain and extinguish the fire.

Ellicottville police say an 82-year-old man and his 80-year-old wife were found dead inside the home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.