CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - An investigation is underway after an elderly man died in a mobile home fire in Chelmsford that also left two firefighters injured early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters responding to a mobile home fire on Mason Avenue around 12:45 a.m. learned that a man in his 80s was still inside the burning home, according to Chelmsford Fire Chief Gary Ryan.
They quickly gained entry into the home and removed the man, Ryan said.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead, Ryan added.
A caretaker for the man told 7NEWS that the victim was wheelchair-bound and that he knew he wouldn’t make it out of the home alive.
The caretaker added that the man had time to place a phone call to his sister to tell her that he loved her before he died.
Ryan said in a statement, “On behalf of the Chelmsford Fire Department, I offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim.”
Two firefighters, one from Chelmsford and the other from Billerica, suffered minor injuries while battling the fire.
Ryan said that this fire was tough to fight due to the frigid temperatures.
The mobile home has been deemed a total loss.
The Department of Fire Services says the blaze does not appear suspicious but that the exact cause remains under investigation.
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