
DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One of the survivors of a Fayette County house fire is speaking out after the harrowing incident. He hopes that, by sharing his story, he can encourage others to be prepared and have a plan. “I’m going to go on. I was there for a reason and I’m still here for a reason,” said Anthony Masterbray. Masterbray is the caretaker for a paralyzed man. He’s lived alongside the man, his father and his mother for 15 years. “They are my family,” said Masterbray. The fire began around 2 a.m. July 16 on Miles Road in Dunbar Township. Masterbray says that, when he and the father realized he physically could not carry the son out of the home, Masterbray told the father to get help and that he would stay inside the burning home with his son, sharing the son’s oxygen tank to stay alive. All four were taken to the hospital. The mother died in the days following the fire. State police say the fire is under investigation, but said it was accidental.