One woman has died after she and another resident were pulled from a burning home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning. The man was taken to MelroseWakefield Hospital with serious injuries and is expected to survive, fire officials said. The female resident was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she later died from her injuries, fire officials said. Investigators did find smoking materials and home oxygen equipment in the area where the fire started on the third floor. Displaced residents are being assisted by The Red Cross and the Wakefield Office of Emergency Management.

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Persons: “, ”, Bill Fulkerson, Michael Sullivan, Fulkerson, ” Jim Fosnock, ” Fulkerson Organizations: Wakefield Fire Department, state’s Department of Fire Services, ” Wakefield, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, North, Wakefield Office, Emergency Management Locations: Wakefield , Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Boston, Stoneham, Melrose, Reading, North Reading