Massachusetts preschool teacher and 1-year-old daughter killed in upstate New York fire
CLINTON, N.Y. - A school teacher from Massachusetts and her one-year-old daughter were killed in a house fire last weekend while on vacation in upstate New York.
Thirty-five-year-old Shannon Hubbard, of Brewster, was a preschool teacher at Chatham Elementary School and previously taught at Harwich Elementary.
Clinton, New York fire
She and two of her children were trapped on the second floor of their burning vacation rental home Sunday night in Clinton, New York, about an hour east of Syracuse. Her husband, 39-year-old Dennis Police Patrolman John Hubbard, was outside when firefighters arrived and alerted them.
They were able to pull Hubbard, her three-year-old son Jack and her one-year-old daughter Maggie from the burning home. All four were rushed to area hospitals.
Hubbard and Maggie died. Officer Hubbard and his son suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to survive, according to New York State Police.
There's no word yet on how the fire started.
"The men and women of the Dennis Police Department are mourning this heartbreaking news. Patrolman Hubbard is a valued member of our department and community, and more importantly our friend. We extend our deepest sympathies to him and his family," Dennis Police Chief John Brady said in a statement Wednesday.
"We pledge our full support to Patrolman Hubbard and are committed to providing any assistance he needs as his family and loved ones navigate this unimaginable loss. We also know that the Dennis community is caring and compassionate, and will also be a source of support."
"Shocking and painful" loss
In a statement, Monomoy Regional School District Superintendent Scott Carpenter said Hubbard had created "many connections throughout the district's families and staff."
"Our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones as they navigate this unimaginable tragedy. This loss will undoubtedly be shocking and painful for our school community. We will have support teams and counselors at our elementary schools tomorrow, trained to help with the needs of students, staff, and families at difficult times such as this," Carpenter said. "We will keep Shannon's family and the entire Monomoy Regional School District community in our thoughts."