Overview
- Officials identified the victims as John Lynch, 75, and Linda Lynch, 73, after the Silver Street house fire.
- Crews responded to multiple 911 calls around 4:30 p.m. and encountered heavy fire that ultimately caused catastrophic damage with multiple roof collapses.
- With no municipal water and frozen lakes, regional tankers from Bondsville, Brimfield, Three Rivers, Ludlow, Palmer, Wales, and Wilbraham shuttled water to the scene.
- Two Monson police officers who attempted entry were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
- Monson fire and police, state police fire investigators, and detectives assigned to the Hampden County DA are investigating with support from the Department of Fire Services.