SUDBURY — Fire Chief John Whalen and Police Chief Scott Nix report that the Sudbury Fire and Police Departments, with support of mutual aid partners, responded to a fatal three-alarm fire on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, at about 5:05 a.m., Sudbury police and firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a single-family home on Goodman’s Hill Road.
A Sudbury police officer who was first to arrive attempted to enter the home but was unsuccessful due to heavy smoke and fire. Arriving Sudbury firefighters located heavy fire coming from the rear of the home.
One resident was found deceased in one of the bedrooms. One other resident was transported by Sudbury EMS ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries. The Sudbury police officer suffered smoke inhalation, and also was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The victim’s name is not being released pending a formal identification by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Firefighters from the Framingham, Concord, Marlborough, Wayland, Maynard, and Weston Departments provided mutual aid. Firefighters from Acton, Lincoln and Hudson covered Sudbury stations.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Sudbury Fire Department, the Sudbury Police Department, The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, and members of the State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s office.
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