Crime & Safety
Person Injured In Car Fire At Salem High School
The victim was transported by helicopter with burn injuries.
SALEM, MA -- Emergency responders were transporting an elderly man who was badly burned in a car fire Monday afternoon by Medflight helicopter to an Boston-area hospital, according to scanner reports. The fire occurred shortly before 4 pm at Salem High School.
Police said the elderly victim was pulled from his burning vehicle. The victims identity and other details about the incident were not immediately available.
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