The fire, which caused “catastrophic damage” to the two-family home, does not appear suspicious, officials said.

State officials have identified the New Bedford man who was killed in a house fire on Monday. Alfred Martin, 88, of New Bedford, was named as the victim, according to the New Bedford Fire and Police departments, the State Fire Marshal and Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

Authorities on Tuesday identified a man who died in a two-alarm fire in New Bedford on Monday that may have started from smoking materials and electrical issues, officials said.

New Bedford firefighters responded to a multi-family home on Cotter Street to find an intense fire erupting through the windows and roof, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigations have ruled out suspicious activity in the cause of Monday’s deadly fire in New Bedford.

A fatal house fire in New Bedford that claimed the life of an 88-year-old man was dertermined to be accidental.

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