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Rowley Man Dies In 3-Alarm Fire, Cause Under Investigation Rowley Man Dies In 3-Alarm Fire, Cause Under Investigation
Rowley Man Dies In 3-Alarm Fire, Cause Under Investigation A three-alarm fire claimed the life of a man who became the sixth older adult to die in a house fire in the past three weeks, officials say.  A passerby spotted smoke emanating from a home at 2 Railroad Avenue around 4:10 a.m. on Friday, April 21, according to the Rowley Fire Department.  Firefighters responded and saw smoke and flames coming from inside the home. They entered and found a single person inside, an older man.  The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.  While everyone was sleeping, Rowley Fire Department received a report of a structure f…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal
Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal A man who was hospitalized Friday night, April 14, after a fire broke out in the bedroom of his Methuen home has died, authorities said.  Investigators believe smoking materials sparked the blaze on the third floor of the triple-decker at 97 Phillips St. Officials did not release the man's name.  Methuen fire crews were called to the house just before 6 p.m. and saw smoke billowing from the third floor. They found a man inside on the floor and carried him to safety. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he died hours later, the state fire marshal said.  Firefighte…

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by Josh Lanier
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UPDATE: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says UPDATE: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says
Update: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says The identities of the married couple who died in a two fire-alarm have been released by officials, who have also ruled the fire not suspicious. Seldon MacNeill and Judith MacNeill both died because of the fire broke out at their home on Hayward Street in Hopkinton around 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, according to the Hopkinton Fire Department and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.  Firefighters found 61-year-old Seldon in the hallway. He and his wife, 68-year-old Judith, who was found in a bedroom, were both transported to Milford Regional Medical Center where the husband w…

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by Morgan Gonzales