CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has ordered flags at the Capitol lowered to half-staff for a firefighter who died while responding to an emergency call.
The Republican governor on Thursday issued a proclamation to lower the flags Saturday for Clover volunteer firefighter Mark Horwich, who died when his fire truck went off a narrow road en route to a structure fire in Roane County last week.
Horwich also was the co-owner of a business that developed record keeping software for fire departments. He had been a firefighter since 2001.
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The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident.
Horwich’s funeral is also set for Saturday.
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