“A member of the fire department observed that the thermostat in the room was reading 99 degrees Fahrenheit,” a police report read
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- An 86-year-old resident of an assisted living facility was found dead in a 99-degree room on Sept. 30
- Staff told police that the building had switched from air conditioning to heat the day before
- An investigation is ongoing
An 86-year-old woman was found dead in her room at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where the thermostat read 99 degrees.
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, just before 10 a.m. local time, first responders were dispatched to Golden Pond Assisted Living & Memory Care on West Main Street in Hopkinton, The Boston Globe, Boston.com and WFXT reported…