Peabody

Man dead after fire in mobile home park in Peabody

As they arrived, firefighters saw flames coming through the roof of the mobile home and extended to a neighboring home, according to fire chief Jay Dowling.

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A 72-year-old man is dead after a fire at a mobile home park in Peabody, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning.

Peabody Fire said they responded to calls about the fire on Newbury Street at around 5:30 a.m. Firefighters discovered a man in a bedroom, according to fire officials. He was pronounced dead on scene, the Essex District Attorney's Office confirmed Saturday morning.

He has not been publicly identified.

As they arrived, firefighters saw flames coming through the roof of the mobile home had extended to a neighboring home, according to fire chief Jay Dowling. A woman in her 70s escaped that home and was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

Local and state authorities are investigating the fire.

More details were not immediately available.

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