Two People Dead In Morning House Fire In Weare On High Rock Road

WEARE, NH — Firefighters from several towns responded to Weare for a report of smoke coming from a house at 83 High Rock Road Wednesday after a call came in from 911 just before 11 a.m.

Weare firefighters arrived to smoke coming from a second-floor window of a two-family residence, crews immediately entered the building and quickly extinguished the fire and discovered a man and a woman deceased.

The fire according to investigators was a room and contents fire, and confined to one section of the two-family residence.

Many of the mutual aid towns were cancelled due to the quick knock down of the fire and ample water supply at the end of the driveway.

The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office was notified and responded to the scene to assist with investigating the fire and assist Weare Fire, police and the Medical Examiner.

NH Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said there have been 21 fire related deaths this year which is higher than any years that he knows of. Toomey said there were no functioning smoke detectors inside the area where the fire was in Weare. All fatal fires this year have involved structures that did not have functioning fire and smoke detectors.

The names of the victims are being withheld at this time. Autopsies are scheduled to be conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Concord on Thursday to determine the cause and manner of death.

The investigation into the origin and cause of the fire is active and ongoing by members of the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office, Weare Fire Department and the Weare Police Department. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at (603) 223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.