Deering House Fire Leaves One Dead, One Flown To Boston With Injuries

DEERING, NH — Deering Fire, police, and the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a fire that left one person dead and another seriously injured.

Deering Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a fire with multiple people trapped at a single-family home on Hart Farm Road in Deering on Saturday at 9:19 p.m. Officers from the Hillsboro Police Department arrived on the scene first and reported heavy fire coming from the house. Additional resources were requested, and firefighters from the communities of Hillsboro, Bradford, Mont Vernon, Henniker, Hopkinton, Washington, Weare, Antrim, Francestown, New Boston, Goffstown, and Bennington responded. The fire was determined to be under control at 11:46 p.m.

With the assistance of a New Hampshire State Police human remains detection canine, one victim was located deceased inside the home.

A man, who was initially trapped on the second floor when the fire started, was assisted out of the home by a neighbor and transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was later transferred to a Boston area hospital.

On Sunday morning, investigators worked at the scene of the heavily damaged structure, taking photos and gathering evidence. The assistant deputy medical examiner was at the scene and a local funeral home removed the victim of the fire. An autopsy will be performed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Concord to verify the identity of the victim and confirm the victim's cause and manner of death.

The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Deering Fire & Rescue are actively investigating the origin and cause of the fire. Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at (603) 223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.

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