11-year-old girl dies in Middleborough fire

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — A young girl is dead after a fire in Middleborough early Saturday morning.

ABC 6 sister station WCVB Boston confirmed Saturday night that an 11-year-old girl died in the fire around 2 a.m. on Pearl Street.

Middleborough emergency services said that firefighters and police responded to a home for a structure fire with people reportedly trapped inside.

When first responders arrived, they found heavy fire on the first and second floors of the home, and attempted to get inside the home to rescue the juvenile.

Once the fire was extinguished, the juvenile was found deceased inside.

First responders added that an adult female was transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital with burn injuries that appeared to be serious, while an adult male and another juvenile female were both transported by ambulance to local hospitals with less severe injuries.

Firefighters from Raynham, Bridgewater, and Lakeville provided mutual aid. The fire is under investigation.