Franklin County Coroner's Office releases name of Chambersburg fire victim

The Franklin County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died in a fire Monday night on Brumbaugh Avenue in Chambersburg as 70-year-old Gary Stevens Sr.

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A Chambersburg police officer on patrol in the 400 block of Stouffer Avenue noticed smoke in the area, found a garage on fire on Brumbaugh Avenue and the fire department was called at 10:42 p.m., according to a news release from Chambersburg Fire Department Chief Dustin L. Ulrich.

Firefighters arrived four minutes later to find the fire well-advanced in the single-family home at 79 Brumbaugh Ave., according to Ulrich.

Neighbors told firefighters there could be someone trapped in the house and a search was launched in the one-story home.

Conditions rapidly deteriorated, Ulrich said, and firefighters were evacuated from the building. They changed tactics, went in through a bedroom window and found Stevens at 10:58 p.m.

Two firefighters were injured in the blaze. They were evaluated at the scene and did not need additional treatment.

The fire was under control by 11:10 p.m., Ulrich said.

The fire, which resulted in an estimated $200,000 in damage, was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal, who ruled the cause "undetermined."

A total of 44 personnel responded from Chambersburg Fire Department, Franklin Fire Department, Letterkenny Fire Department, New Franklin Fire Department, Marion Fire and EMS, West End Fire and Rescue, Fayetteville Fire and EMS Department, Pleasant Hall Fire Department, Penn State Health EMS and Shippensburg Air Unit.

They were on the scene until 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.