By Mike Grimala
masslive.com
EASTON, Mass. — A person died in a house fire in Easton Thursday night, fire department officials announced.
The Easton Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at 44 North Main Street around 9:20 p.m., according to officials.
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Firefighters entered the single-family house to search for occupants. They found one person dead inside.
NBC10 Boston reported that the victim was a woman and that firefighters were initially caught off guard, believing they were heading to a medical emergency rather than a structure fire.
“On route, we were told it was most likely a false alarm, upon arrival we found a structure fire was not called in that way.” Easton Fire Chief Justin Alexander told NBC10 Boston. “Our companies jumped into action, found heavy fire in the whole structure, and, unfortunately, we had an adult female deceased.”
“We were caught with a medical response to a structure fire,” Alexander continued, “and I am absolutely proud of our staff and commend them for being able to jump into action, get their gear on, and get to work quickly, and get a strong response going.”
A cause of death has not been announced as officials await results from the medical examiner’s office.
The origin and cause of the fire are under investigation, according to authorities.
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