November 4, 2009 Seven hurt in Lynn, Mass. house fire

LYNN, Mass. (AP) - Three police officers were among seven people injured in a two-alarm house fire in Lynn.

Police Lt. William Sharpe tells The Daily Item that five people were found inside the home after police arrived at the scene at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and found the house completely engulfed.

They rushed into the house to rescue five frantic residents and were taken to a local hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

Four of the people found inside the house also were hospitalized.

One resident, a 57-year-old man, was trapped under debris and was taken to a Boston hospital in critical condition. The others are not thought to have life-threatening injuries.

The state Fire Marshal is investigating but there was no immediate word on the cause.

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