A Massachusetts police officer has lost his wife and 1-year-old daughter in a fire at their vacation rental home in Clinton, New York over the weekend.
DENNIS, Mass. (WWLP) – A Massachusetts police officer has lost his wife and 1-year-old daughter in a fire at their vacation rental home in Clinton, New York over the weekend.
According to the New York State Police, at around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, crews were called to a fire on Clinton Hollow Road in the town of Clinton. Upon arrival, troopers found the 911 caller outside the home who said two children and their mother were inside on the second floor.
State police say that they could not enter the home until mutual aid from Pleasant Valley Fire Department arrived. The victims, 35-year-old Shannon K. Hubbard and her one-year-old daughter Margaret “Maggie” Hubbard were taken to hospitals where they died due to their injuries.
Dennis Police Patrolman John Hubbard, 39, and his 3-year-old son Jack were taken to Westchester Medical Center and are expected to recover.
Dennis Police Chief John Brady confirmed that Patrolman John Hubbard’s wife, Shannon, and daughter Maggie, died when a fire started in their vacation rental home on Sunday night.
Chief Brady said in a statement released to the media, “The men and women of the Dennis Police Department are mourning this heartbreaking news. Patrolman Hubbard is a valued member of our department and community, and more importantly our friend. We extend our deepest sympathies to him and his family. We pledge our full support to Patrolman Hubbard and are committed to providing any assistance he needs as his family and loved ones navigate this unimaginable loss. We also know that the Dennis community is caring and compassionate, and will also be a source of support. On behalf of the family, we ask everyone to please respect their privacy while they grieve.”
The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office along with fire crews from Millbrook, Stanford, West Clinton, Roosevelt, and Rhinebeck Fire Departments assisted. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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