The fire, which caused “catastrophic damage” to the two-family home, does not appear suspicious, officials said.

State officials have identified the New Bedford man who was killed in a house fire on Monday. Alfred Martin, 88, of New Bedford, was named as the victim, according to the New Bedford Fire and Police departments, the State Fire Marshal and Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

Preliminary investigations have ruled out suspicious activity in the cause of Monday’s deadly fire in New Bedford, according to officials.

A fatal house fire in New Bedford that claimed the life of an 88-year-old man was dertermined to be accidental.

Arriving firefighters found heavy fire coming from the two-family home and used a ladder to rescue one person from the second floor. Three other people inside the home escaped the flames on their own,