ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - One person is dead after a two-alarm fire broke out Thursday morning at an apartment building in Andover, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office.
Firefighters responded around 11 a.m. to an elderly housing complex on Railroad Street for a report of a fire.
Upon arrival, crews were met with smoke showing from a fourth floor apartment on the south side of the complex.
Officials say an 80-year-old man was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported.
Residents from throughout the complex were moved from their apartments to common areas within the building while crews made an aggressive attack, according to officials.
The state fire marshal was called to the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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