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One Person Found Dead After Mission Hill Building Fire

Arson-homicide teams are investigating the death at an Ellingwood Street property.

Overview

  • The fire broke out just before 3 p.m. Friday on Ellingwood Street in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.
  • Viewer video showed flames shooting from the building's top floor.
  • Boston Fire Department crews extinguished the blaze and searched the structure.
  • Police said a deceased person was located inside, and the individual's identity is being withheld.
  • Arson investigators and homicide detectives are processing the scene, with nearby traffic diverted as the inquiry continues.