GROVELAND, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials are investigating a fatal three-alarm fire that claimed a life on Friday, the Groveland Fire Department announced.
According to Groveland Fire Chief Robert Valentine, fire officials responded to the call of a fire on Manor Drive shortly after 3:00 p.m.
Upon arriving at the scene, Groveland Police and Fire located a man in a first floor apartment who was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name was not released.
According to the fire department, the man in the apartment was a known oxygen user which likely helped feed the fire.
Occupants on the second floor were able to be extracted from the blaze using a ground ladder.
The West Newbury and Georgetown Fire Departments assisted in the response.
It is the first fatal fire in Groveland since 1966.
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