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Springfield police seek person of interest in building fire that claimed life of woman

The investigation into the fire is ongoing.

By Dialynn Dwyer

October 20, 2023

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Springfield police are asking residents to check their home surveillance cameras as they search for a person of interest in a Monday building fire that claimed the life of an 18-year-old woman. 

Investigators are asking all residents living in the area of Grover Street to check and see if anyone appears in their home surveillance footage between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. 

Springfield police and fire responded to 118 Grover St. around 5:15 a.m. on Monday for a fire that ultimately claimed the life of one woman and left a man with serious injuries.  

Michelle Quiles identified her daughter, 18-year-old Janayrah Rivera, as the victim in the fire in an interview with Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra.

“My baby is never going to drive, she is never going to be a mother,” she said.

The investigation into the fire is ongoing. Anyone with information should call the Springfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 413-787-6355.