A Millbury man died final week after a fireplace tore by his house, rendering it a whole loss, with an investigation into the fireplace underway, State Hearth Marshal Jon Davine’s workplace stated Thursday
At round 11 p.m. on April 17, firefighters battled a fireplace at a house on 3 Fink Highway, the Telegram & Gazette reported. Crews fought the fireplace till early the next morning, Jake Wark, spokesman for the Workplace of the State Hearth Marshal, instructed the Telegram.
“The fireplace induced catastrophic harm to the house and the precise level of origin stays undetermined,” Wark instructed MassLive. “One individual, a person in his 60s, was situated deceased on the scene and the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner will decide the trigger and method of his loss of life.”
The person was recognized by his household to the Telegram as Wayne W. Wunschel.
“I don’t even know the place to start,” spouse Karen Wunschel instructed the newspaper on Wednesday. “I used to be in South Carolina visiting our son.”