PLAINVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) – Fire officials in Plainville are investigating a fire on Friday afternoon that left a man dead.
Crews responding to a reported house fire on School Street around 3 p.m. found heavy fire conditions coming from a single-family, ranch-style home, according to the Plainville Fire Department.
Firefighters made entry to the home and encountered the sole occupant, a man who used a wheelchair and had not been able to escape from the house. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
His name has not been released.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was accidental.
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