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1 Killed In Dudley Fire

DUDLEY (CBS) -- One man was killed when a travel trailer camper parked against the rear of a Dudley home caught fire Sunday morning.

Dudley Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski said fire crews found heavy flames coming from the rear of the home at 28 Raymond Street Sunday. The fire began in the camper and expanded to the home.

Kochanowski said crews found 61-year-old man dead inside the camper. He said the man had been living in the camper, which was destroyed by the fire.

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The scene of a fatal fire in Dudley Sunday morning. (WBZ-TV)

The home sustained between $100,000 and $200,000 in damage, the chief said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, though Dudley Police said it did not appear to be suspicious in nature. More information was not yet known.

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