Investigation Into Saturday's Fatal Roxbury Fire Continues

BOSTON, MA — One person was killed and another injured in a Roxbury house fire Saturday that caused a building to collapse into itself, according to Boston fire officials.

Authorities responded to the two-alarm fire around 8:40 a.m. in Roxbury. On arrival, firefighters found a heavy fire from the two-story house. The fire then went to three alarms and the building collapsed into itself.

One adult died in the fire at 94 George St., the Boston Fire Department confirmed around 3:40 p.m.

The Chief Medical Examiner will determine cause of death, and the Fire Investigators, Boston Police Department and Suffolk District Attorney's office will conduct a joint investigation into the fatality, fire officials said.

Boston Fire reported a second man suffered "serious burns" in the blaze. The fire department says the house was known to have squatters.

In addition, the house next door was evacuated, according to Boston Fire. Six adults and five children were displaced from the neighboring George Street home because the fire department had to shut down utilities while fighting the fire next door. The Red Cross is on-scene and assisting.

The building inspector was called to the scene Saturday, and crews used a crane to remove the collapsed debris to expose the fire. Per Boston Fire, the building was still burning under several layers of debris hours later.

"This will go on all day," Boston Fire tweeted Saturday morning.

Boston Fire said investigators returned to the site Sunday to continue looking for the cause and point of origin for the fire.

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