Authorities are investigating the death of a woman after a brush fire in Millbury, Massachusetts, on Saturday night.
Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to a small brush fire in the area of the Blackstone River Bikeway near Route 146 at around 8:20 p.m., state fire officials said.
WATCH ANYTIME FOR FREE
>Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are. |
They say they located the victim in an encampment where they believe the fire originated. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Millbury Fire Department was notified and fully extinguished the flames.
Get updates on what's happening in Boston to your inbox. Sign up for our >News Headlines newsletter.
Cause and manner of death are unknown at this time.
More Milbury news
The identity of the woman has not been revealed.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.