Man Perishes In Early Morning House Fire On Sewell Hoyt Rd In Weare

WEARE, NH — 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 resident of the house may still have been inside. The New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office has confirmed that after the fire was knocked down, a man was found deceased inside the home.

Positive identification of the victim and cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy, which will take place at the NH State Medical Examiner’s Office in Concord, NH, on Wednesday.

The Weare Fire Department was assisted by Hopkinton, Henniker, Dunbarton, Bow, Hillsboro, Deering, New Boston and the Bradford Fire Departments. Weare Police Department and Capital Area Mutual Aid also assisted at the scene. The Goffstown Fire Department provided station coverage.

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.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office at (603) 223-4289 or by email at fmo@dos.nh.gov.