Officials identify woman, 90, who died in overnight fire; Investigators pinpoint cause

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. —

A Middleborough, Massachusetts, woman just shy of her 91st birthday has been identified as the victim of a two-alarm fire that broke out in a multifamily home Monday.

The fire broke out just before 3 a.m. at 72 Everett St. Crews encountered heavy fire conditions in the home and found the woman dead inside the home.

She was identified as 90-year-old Anne Tichelaar. The office of the chief medical examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of her death. Latest Forecast

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Investigators determined that the fire began accidentally with smoking materials in the first-floor living room. No working smoke alarms were found in the home.

No one else was injured. Three other people in the home were able to exit th