The fire that claimed the life of a Pittsylvania County couple may have been caused by a wood stove. The fire broke out just before three yesterday morning at this home on Church Road in Java. Firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. Crews found 82 year old Roosevelt Lanier and his wife Obelia Lanier dead in a basement bedroom. The couple had recently had trouble with their furnace and were using an old wood stove.
Authorities plan further investigation to determine whether the wood stove ignited the fire.
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