Woman dead following brush fire in Millbury, Massachusetts
Firefighters and police in Millbury are investigating the scene of a brush fire that killed a woman on Saturday night.Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to a small brush fire in the area of the Blackstone River Bikeway near Route 146 around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday.Troopers who arrived at the scene said they found the woman in an encampment, where the fire was suspected to have begun.State police said they notified the Millbury Police Department and Millbury Fire Department, who fully extinguished the fire.The woman in the encampment was pronounced dead at the scene. State police said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the woman’s death and will conduct a formal identification procedure. Millbury firefighters and police are conducting a joint investigation with the state police, state fire marshal and Worcester District Attorney.State police said that the exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but fire officials pointed out that Massachusetts has been under an ongoing elevated fire risk, which means that any outdoor fire could spread quickly and become difficult to extinguish.
Firefighters and police in Millbury are investigating the scene of a brush fire that killed a woman on Saturday night.
Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to a small brush fire in the area of the Blackstone River Bikeway near Route 146 around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Troopers who arrived at the scene said they found the woman in an encampment, where the fire was suspected to have begun.
State police said they notified the Millbury Police Department and Millbury Fire Department, who fully extinguished the fire.
The woman in the encampment was pronounced dead at the scene.
State police said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the woman’s death and will conduct a formal identification procedure.
Millbury firefighters and police are conducting a joint investigation with the state police, state fire marshal and Worcester District Attorney.
State police said that the exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but fire officials pointed out that Massachusetts has been under an ongoing elevated fire risk, which means that any outdoor fire could spread quickly and become difficult to extinguish.
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