Updated on May 26, 2021 at 6:01 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Smoking likely led to a fire that killed a man last week in Webster, Massachusetts, investigators said Wednesday. The May 19 fire on High Street left 60-year-old Paul Duvall dead, the office of Massachusetts Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. A woman was clinging to the roof of the three-family home when police arrived on scene. She was rescued using a ladder borrowed from a neighbor. Authorities say the woman reported a man was trapped inside trying to rescue pets. Duvall was pulled from the building, but crews weren't able to resuscitate him.