Crime & Safety

Man Found Dead With Explosives After Fitchburg Fire Identified

Investigators have identified the man found dead next to two homemade explosive devices in the rubble of a condominium fire in Fitchburg.

The fire destroyed the converted school building on Beekman Street Sept. 22.
The fire destroyed the converted school building on Beekman Street Sept. 22. (WBZ-TV)

FITCHBURG, MA — Investigators have identified the man found dead next to two homemade explosive devices in the rubble of a condominium fire in Fitchburg.

The body of Raymond Jerome was found in his third floor unit of the complex on Beekman Street Monday afternoon, a day after explosions and fire destroyed the converted school.

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