The Associated Press
BOSTON — An early morning blaze that killed two Boston University students and seriously injured a third person was caused by a burning candle, fire investigators said Sunday.
The victims, both 21, were killed when fire ripped through the top-floor apartment near campus early Saturday, officials said.
The three-story building had been without power for several hours as crews performed utility work nearby, and a burning candle in a bedroom sparked the blaze, Boston Fire spokesman Steve MacDonald said.
“The room was heavily involved with fire,” MacDonald said. “It was totally burned.”
MacDonald would not comment on whose bedroom it was. The bodies of Rhiannon McCuish and Stephen Adelipour were found in separate rooms, he said.
A third victim, whose name was not released, was being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital. The extent of his injuries was unknown.
About 30 people were displaced by the fire. Utility workers helped warn residents to get out.