Vietnam War Vet Killed In Local House Fire

Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies have identified the man killed in a house fire in Buckeye Lake on Saturday. 70-year-old Joseph Robb was killed in the blaze at a home in the 13 thousand block of Hollywood Boulevard near Northbank Road. The U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam war was wheelchair bound and could not successfully be rescued by a neighbor, who sustained smoke inhalation in the attempt. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.