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Three alarm fire engulfs house; kills 1 man

Posted: 09/13/08 at 10:13 am

WORCESTER, Mass. -- A deadly three alarm fire killed one person early Saturday morning.

Flames broke out at a two story house on Main Street around 2am.

The house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene, and took over an hour to get the flames under control.

Firefighters say they found the body of an unidentified man, in a second floor bedroom.

The house was abandoned and known to be frequented by squatters.

No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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