BURLINGTON, Mass. — A man who was pulled from a burning home in Burlington on Sunday morning has died from his injuries, officials said.
Emergency crews responding to a 911 call from a passerby who reported flames at 16 Evelyn Street just after 4 a.m. found heavy fire shooting from the roof of the home, Burlington Fire Chief Andrew Connerty, Burlington Police Chief Thomas P. Browne, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine, and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a joint news release.
A Burlington police officer rushed into the home and discovered 60-year-old Paul Spencer unconscious inside. Spencer was taken to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, where he later died.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of Spencer’s death.
The roof of the single-story home partially collapsed as fire crews fought the fire for around 40 minutes before getting it under control.
Neighborhood resident John Fitzpatrick told Boston 25 that he believes a dog also died in the fire.
Fitzpatrick remembered Spencer for his kindness.
“He’s got a snowblower. I’ve got a snowblower. His is bigger than mine,” Fitzpatrick said. “He would go up and down the neighborhood with it.”
The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation.
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