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One person dies in a four-alarm fire in Easton
The fire initially came in as a medical call.
A four-alarm fire tore through an Easton home Thursday night, killing one person, according to the state Department of Fire Services.
Firefighters were first dispatched to 44 North Main St. around 9:20 p.m. for a medical call, the department said. When crews arrived, they instead found a large single-family home engulfed in heavy flames.
Firefighters launched an interior search while attacking the blaze and discovered a person dead inside the home, officials said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the cause of death.
The fire spread rapidly through the one-and-a-half-story structure, triggering a regional response. Crews brought the blaze under control in about two hours but remained on scene into the early morning to knock down hotspots.
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The Easton fire and police departments, State Police, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office are investigating what caused the fire.
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