Two people died from house fires in Massachusetts over a 12-hour span, according to state fire authorities.
Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office, confirmed to Metro that a man died in a house fire in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard sometime before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Another fire in Taunton, reported shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday, also the claimed the life of a man.
The victims names have not yet been released. The causes of both fires are currently under investigation.
Mieth said 16 people have died from fires in the state this year.
Fires claim lives in Taunton, Martha’s Vineyard
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