Investigation underway after man dies in fire behind Medford building
State and local police have launched an investigation after a man died in a fire behind a building in Medford on Friday morning.
Emergency crews responding to the area of 295 Middlesex Avenue found a large fire that had broken out behind a building that formerly housed Crunch Fitness, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police.
“In the course of their suppression efforts, they [firefighters] found an adult male who was clearly deceased in the debris of a small encampment,” Medford Fire Chief John Freedman, Medford Police Chief Jack Buckley, State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey, and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a joint news release.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the cause of the man’s death and make a positive identification.
Troopers assigned to the DA’s office are assisting local authorities with the investigation.
There were no additional details available.
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