CONCORD, N.H. (WHDH) – One individual has died after a fireplace broke out an an residence constructing in Harmony, New Hampshire on Tuesday night time, officers mentioned.
Crews responding to a reported construction hearth on Manchester Avenue round 6:30 p.m. realized that an individual was trapped on the second flooring, based on an announcement issued by New Hampshire State Fireplace Marshal Sean P. Toomey and Harmony Fireplace Chief John Chisholm.
The primary arriving crews reported intensive flames coming from the second flooring and started efforts to extinguish the flames. Mutual assist help was requested, and firefighters from a number of surrounding communities responded. The fireplace was decided to be below management at roughly 8 p.m.
Throughout a search of the constructing, a lady was discovered useless on the second flooring. Her identify has not been launched.
The sufferer shall be transported to the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner for an post-mortem to substantiate their trigger and method of loss of life.
No different residents or firefighters had been injured. Members of the American Purple Cross have responded to the scene and are aiding a number of residents who’ve been displaced on account of the fireplace.
The trigger stays below investigation.
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