Overview
- The fire was reported just after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 9 at a multi-family home at 396-398 Elm Street.
- Firefighters encountered flames venting from the second floor and heavy smoke on the upper levels.
- Crews reached a third-floor tenant using interior stairs and ground ladders and carried her out unconscious.
- The woman, in her 70s, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital and then to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she died.
- Working smoke detectors alerted residents, enabling 10 of 11 occupants to escape, and the Red Cross is assisting those displaced.