Flames broke out around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on Boyd Avenue near Pittman in the Wakefield section.
When firefighters entered the home, they found the 12-year-old dead. A 7-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition and a 47-year-old man refused medical attention.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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