Lowell Fire: Child Killed

LOWELL, MA — A 3-year-old boy was killed in a fire in Lowell on Parker Street Friday morning, according to authorities. The blaze broke out sometime around 6 a.m. at a residence.

When fire crews arrived at the scene, about eight people were outside after fleeing the blaze, Lowell fire Chief Jeffrey Winward told WHDH-7News. Firefighters pulled the boy from a bedroom amid heavy flames; he was hospitalized and pronounced dead, officials said.

Two others were hurt in the fire, Winward said.

Photo: The scene of a fire in Lowell that claimed the life of a boy on February 17, 2017. (Credit: WHDH-7News)