Overview
- A blaze at a single-family home at 80 Glendale Ave. in Brockton left one resident dead and sent two others to a hospital, according to fire officials.
- Fire crews met heavy flames on the second floor, and investigators say the fire started in an upstairs bedroom.
- After learning someone was inside, firefighters searched the home and found the occupant unresponsive in a room that was fully on fire.
- Officials say the cause remains undetermined and the case does not initially appear suspicious as local and state investigators process the scene.
- The Chief Medical Examiner will determine how the person died, and the tragedy adds to recent Massachusetts house fires that have renewed attention to home fire safety.