One person has died in a building fire in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The fire was burning on Achusnet Avenue, NBC affiliate WJAR reported.
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One person died and at least five others were hospitalized, New Bedford's fire chief told a WJAR reporter at the scene.
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The blaze engulfed the top floors of a multi-story building, which Chief Scott Kruger described as a rooming house.
Multiple people hanging from windows needed to be rescued when firefighters arrived at the scene after being called about 3:15 p.m., Kruger said.
This is a developing news story that will be updated.
