Fire officials investigating after Lowell blaze leaves 1 dead, 1 seriously injured

State fire functionaries are searching for the cause of a fire in Lowell late Friday night that left one person dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries administrators stated Crews responding to a announced structure fire at Appleton Street around p m discovered heavy smoke coming from the front of the building and one person seriously injured outside according to the State Fire Marshal s Office The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated Other residents managed to evacuate safely After learning that another person was still inside firefighters entered the building and determined them unresponsive The person whose name has not been published was pronounced dead at the scene The Office of the Chief Medicinal Examiner will determine their cause of the death The cause of the fire remains under study by the Lowell Fire Department Lowell Police Department State Police assigned to the Middlesex DA s office and State Police fire investigators assigned to the State Fire Marshal s office This is a growing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details