By Associated Press - Friday, February 24, 2017

MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities in northern New York are investigating a house fire that left a 5-year-old boy dead.

The boy was found in an upstairs bedroom of a house in Massena that caught fire on Wednesday night. Emergency responders were able to rescue the downstairs occupants.

The child was declared dead a local hospital later that night.



WWNY-TV identified the victim as Aiden Michael Joseph Riley of Massena.

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