A retired Revere police officer has died after he was pulled from a house fire on Wednesday, according to multiple news reports.
The fire department initially learned of the fire after several 911 calls after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, acting Revere fire Chief James Cullen told WCVB-TV. Firefighters arrived and saw large flames coming from the multi-family home on Washington Avenue.
Some firefighters were hurt but continued to douse the blaze, Cullen told the news station.
“We know it started in the rear of the house by the heavy damage,” Cullen said to reporters who were at the scene. “It’ll take a lot to get through; they have a lot to look at.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office confirmed with NBC 10 Boston that the man died after he was pulled from the fire and hospitalized.
MassLive has reached out to the Revere Fire Department and Hayden’s office for more information.
The cause of the fire continues to be under investigation.
