Crime & Safety

Quincy Two-Alarm Fire Leaves One Dead

An early Sunday morning two-alarm fire on Harvard Street took the life of a woman.

QUINCY, MA — An early Sunday morning two-alarm fire on Harvard Street took the life of a woman.

Deputy Fire Chief Paul Griffith told reporters that the home has been destroyed. The woman was on the floor of the home when firefighters found her. She suffered severe burns and was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.

A dog also died in the fire.

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The cause is under investigation.


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