NEWS REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MARK STUART. HE WAS KILLED IN THE FIRE THAT BROKE OUT AT 118 E. 5th AVENUE AROUND 6PM TUESDAY NIGHT. DEPUTY BLAIR COUNTY CORONER PAUL KERNS REPORTED THAT STUART DIED OF SMOKE INHILATION. THE FIRE HAD ENGULFED THE UPPER 2 FLOORS OF THE HOME. TWO ALTOONA CITY FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED FIGHTING THE BLAZE AND WERE TREATED AT UPMC ALTOONA AND ARE RECOVERING. THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
