Overview
- The mobile home in Maple Leaf Village, reported ablaze around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, was engulfed in flames when crews reached Harper Way.
- Firefighters initially could not enter due to heavy fire, then attacked the blaze and later found the sole resident, described as an older adult, dead inside.
- A dog was also found dead inside the home, according to state and local fire officials.
- An origin-and-cause investigation is underway by Pepperell Fire and Police, State Police fire investigators working with the State Fire Marshal’s office, and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
- Neighbor Linda Bisbo said her son called 911 and tried to reach the occupant but thick smoke forced him back.