LOWELL, Mass. — A man in his 60s has died in a two-alarm fire at a Lowell house overnight, and the fire likely started with smoking materials, the state fire marshal and other officials said Tuesday.
Firefighters found the man, who was not immediately identified, dead inside the Chelmsford Street home after the fire broke out Monday night, according to a joint statement from Lowell Fire Chief Phillip A.J. Charron, Lowell Police Superintendent Greg Hudon, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine, and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan.
An autopsy will determine the man’s cause and manner of his death.
“Our hearts go out to the family that lost a loved one last night,” Charron said. “On behalf of the Lowell Fire Department, I want to express our heartfelt condolences in a tragic time for them and our community.”
Lowell firefighters responded to 553 Chelmsford St. at about 10:30 p.m. Monday …