WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — A volunteer firefighter was killed Thursday afternoon after strong thunderstorms ripped through the area.
WGHP reported that Tony Barker, 36, a member of the Mountain View Fire Department, was electrocuted at the scene of a garage fire.
Barker was responding to a vehicle fire behind the garage with a metal roof and a tree brought down a power line onto the garage, instantly electrocuting firefighter Barker when he touched the structure, according to the report.
Emergency personnel tried to revive firefighter Barker with CPR, but failed, according to the report.
Firefighter Barker had been with the Mountain View Fire Department for a year and leaves behind a wife and 3-year-old son, according to the report.