FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been found dead next to two homemade explosive devices and propane tanks in the wreckage of a Massachusetts condominium building severely damaged in a fire.
The office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. on Tuesday identified the man found Monday in the third-floor unit of the Bartley Nolan Condominiums in Fitchburg as 59-year-old Raymond Jerome.
Although the cause of Sunday’s blaze remains under investigation, Early said it appeared the devices had been detonated intentionally and residents reported hearing explosions when the fire began just before 6 p.m. Sunday.
About 60 residents have been displaced from the 24-unit building.
Early said there is no threat to the general public and the fire appears to be an isolated incident.
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