Worcester man who jumped from burning porch dies from injuries, son says Woodrow Adams Sr., 71, is the third person in a family to die in the 5-alarm fire By Caroline Enos and Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent,Updated February 13, 2021, 10:10 p.m. Email to a Friend Worcester firefighters fought the fire Friday night.Rick Cinclair/Associated Press A man who jumped from a third-floor porch of a burning home in Worcester in a daring bid to escape Friday night died Saturday afternoon in a hospital, his son confirmed Saturday evening. Woodrow Adams Sr., 71, suffered burns and a broken pelvis from the jump, and died at 2:40 pm. at Massachusetts General Hospital, Woodrow Adams Jr., said Saturday evening.