UPDATE 2/10/23: Updating a story we have been following since last month, the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office announced the cause of a garage fire in Orange and the identity of the man who died in it. Andy Mattison, 46, was identified as the victim of an early morning fire on Jan. 15th at 1811 Hornby Rd, Beaver Dams. 

According to Police, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control has determined the fire was an accident involving a woodstove.


ORANGE, N.Y. (WENY) -- Local and state officials have launched an investigation after a body was discovered inside a garage by firefighters responding to a fire on Hornby Road on Jan. 15th. According to the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office, members of the Beaver Dams Volunteer Fire Department discovered the body during efforts to put a garage fire out in the early morning. 

Police say the identity of the body will be released once a positive identification is made. Along with the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office, the Schuyler County Fire Investigation team and New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control are aiding the investigation.

WENY News will continue to follow this story and will update it if more information becomes available.