Robert Enochs Death – Emergency responders were dispatched to the 100 block of Froelich Avenue at South Church Street in Mountville just after 3:15 a.m. on Friday. The fire chief noticed the blaze while en route to work and promptly reported it.
Unfortunately, a resident of the house was transported to Lancaster General Hospital but succumbed to his injuries approximately an hour later. The deceased has been identified as Robert Enochs, 65, of Mountville, by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
The coroner has ruled the death as accidental, attributing it to smoke inhalation and burns. Additionally, a neighboring house suffered damage as a result of the fire, although the occupant managed to escape unharmed.
The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time.