Man Found Dead In Weare House Fire Didn't Die Of Fire Related Injuries

WEARE, NH — After an autopsy was performed on a man found deceased inside a house that burned Tuesday, he did not die from fire-related injuries, according to the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office.

Firefighters from multiple towns responded to a report of a single-family house fully engulfed in fire at 77 Sewell Hoyt Road early Tuesday morning.

Firefighters arrived shortly after 1 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from the house and a vehicle in the driveway. Due to the intensity of the fire, crews made a defensive attack from outside the building. Crews were challenged with live wires down and ammunition going off from inside the structure.

There were reports that the house's resident may still have been inside, and his vehicle was in the driveway. The New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office said that after the fire was knocked down, a man was found deceased inside the home.

After an autopsy was performed by the NH Medical Examiner's Office, Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, Weare Fire Chief Mark A. Roarick, and Weare Police Chief Christopher D. Moore said the victim located at the fire scene on Sewell Hoyt Rd. in Weare on Tuesday, did not die from fire-related causes.

The identity of the victim is pending. The investigation into the origin & cause of the fire is active and ongoing by members of the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Weare Fire and Police Departments.

At this time, there is no clarification if this is being considered suspicious in nature or not.