Man killed in Hopkinton fire

By Anne Baker, Globe Correspondent

A man was killed overnight when a two-alarm fire believed to have been sparked by a malfunctioning coal stove swept through his home in Hopkinton.

Officials did not release the identity of the man, whose body was discovered at 9 p.m. by firefighters who rushed inside the home on Meserve Street, said Hopkinton Deputy Fire Chief Ken Clark. The man apparently died from injuries caused by the fire and was pronounced dead at the scene, Clark said.

The man lived alone in the home, which sustained extensive damage in the blaze. This afternoon, State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Hopkinton Fire Chief Gary T. Daugherty said preliminary findings point to a malfunctioning coal stove in the living room as the cause.

Hopkinton firefighters also battled a three-alarm fire overnight on Hayden Rowe Street, Clark said. The family who lives in the house escaped safely. One firefighter suffered a minor injury to his arm.

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