One hospitalized after fire

LYNN – A Linwood Street home is uninhabitable following a two-alarm fire Thursday afternoon that sent a woman occupant to Massachusetts General Hospital.District Fire Chief Steven Archer did not identify the woman or the specific medical problem requiring emergency workers to transport her to Boston.Firefighters converged on 135 Linwood St. at 12:34 p.m. and found “heavy smoke coming from the rear of the structure,” said Deputy Fire Chief William Murray. He said an Atlantic Ambulance advanced life support crew transported the woman to MGH and identified the woman as the sister of one of the homeowners.?The sister was very intoxicated. We?re unsure of what started the fire. She does smoke,” Murray said.Joseph Columbus, one of six family members who live in the house, said he was sleeping in a second-floor bedroom when his mother woke him up.?I got up and got everyone out of the house. In 15 seconds, the smoke was too intense,” he said.District Fire Chief Timothy Collier said the fire started in a first-floor bedroom and extensively damaged the first floor. Collier said the second floor sustained smoke damage.He declared the fire out at 1:36 p.m.?The guys did a great job knocking it down,” Collier said.The city?s 2013 residents list identifies 135 Linwood?s occupants as Joseph and Jacqueline Columbus and four other residents.Thursday?s fire is the third on Pine Hill in a week. Two fires last Friday damaged the basement of 151 Woodlawn St. and an early morning fire severely damaged 48 Ontario St., leaving a family of four homeless.Suzanne Burke?s son and sister live on Pine Hill, and the fires have left her feeling nervous.?It?s a little eerie,” she said.Archer said the Ontario Street fire has initially been ruled accidental and the initial cause of the Woodlawn Street fire is combustibles located too close to an ignition source.