NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - Fire officials in Newton say they have recovered a man’s body following an early-morning house fire.
The man’s 92-year-old mother was rescued from the burning home by firefighters around 4 a.m. Saturday and taken to a hospital.
The body of the 63-year-old man was later found in the basement. His name was not immediately released.
Newton Fire Chief Bruce Proia said firefighters encountered “hoarding conditions” in the home. One firefighter was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.
The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the blaze.
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