Concord Fire Department, State Fire Marshal’s Office Investigating Fatal Fire On Manchester Street: Video

CONCORD, NH — A woman was found dead inside an apartment during a fire on Manchester Street on Tuesday night.

Around 6:30 p.m., Concord fire and rescue teams were sent to the office and apartment complex at 151-163 Manchester St., at the street’s intersection with Airport Road.

“Multiple calls on this,” a dispatcher said, stating one person was trapped inside an apartment.

The first arriving fire commander reported “heavy fire” coming from the scene floor. Dispatch said they were receiving more calls and people were trapped on the second floor. The fire commander immediately called for a second alarm.

Firefighters from Allenstown, Boscawen, Bow, Chichester, and Hooksett, and Chichester and Hopkinton EMTs were all requested to assist.

News 603 posted a video on Facebook.

The commander called for “priority traffic” and confirmed there was a victim on the second floor. Firefighters and EMTs removed the victim from the building. A commander also stated firefighters had water on the fire.

Mutual aid was requested from Franklin, Pembroke, and Tilton, and the Penacook Rescue Team around 6:45 p.m.

Concord police were also requested to close off traffic on Manchester Street, rerouting vehicles around Old Suncook Road.

Here is a second video from News 603.

At just before 7 p.m., firefighters ended “priority traffic,” saying they had cleared the first and second floors of residents. Unitil and the state fire marshal’s office were also requested.

Concord Fire Chief John Chisolm, who was at the scene, did not know how many people living in the apartments were displaced by the fire. He confirmed one person had died during the incident. State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey, a former Concord firefighter, was also at the scene Tuesday night.

The fire was brought under control around 8 p.m. and teams cleared just before 8:30 p.m.

The Concord Fire Department and the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the death.

Toomey, in a press release Tuesday night, said the victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to verify their identity and confirm their cause and manner of death.

“No other residents or firefighters were injured,” he said. “Members of the American Red Cross have responded to the scene and are assisting multiple residents who have been displaced as a result of the fire.”

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation was asked to contact the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at 603-223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.

Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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