Fire Fatality in Yates
Italy, N.Y. (WHAM) – A 65-year-old man is dead after a fire at a mobile home in Yates County on Wednesday.
Myron Worboys was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire scene photos by YCSO
At 12:54 PM,Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Yates County 911 was notified by Ontario County of a structure fire at 3 Sunnyside Estates trailer park in the town of Italy.
Deputies arrived and Yates County Fire Investigation Team was activated; one fatality was discovered at the scene
Yates County Sheriffs deputies, Naples Fire Department, Middlesex Fire Department, Middlesex Ambulance, Potter and Rushville Fire Departments, Atlanta Fire Department, Yates County OEM, Medic 55 and State Police responded Upon arrival, the residence was fully engulfed in flames. The single occupant of the residence, Myron J. Worboys, succumbed to the smoke and flames and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Yates County Coroner. An investigation into the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Yates County Fire Investigation Team.
Sheriff Ron Spike