Crime & Safety
One Person Dead, Another Seriously Injured In Nashua 2-Alarm Fire
Firefighters could not rescue an occupant of a Cross Street 2-unit building. A 2nd person was seriously injured and taken to the hospital.
NASHUA, NH — Nashua Fire, police, and AMR ambulance were dispatched to a report of a fire in a 2-unit residence at 26 Cross St. Saturday.
On arrival at about 7:30 a.m., a second alarm was requested due to the fire's intensity and the proximity of the adjacent structures.
Off-duty Nashua Fire Lt. Thomas Lanzara was the first to arrive at the fire scene. He came into contact with an injured occupant who had exited the building and advised that someone was trapped inside. AMR medics began to treat the victim.
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Firefighters arriving at the scene were advised of the location of the person still in the building. Crews stretched numerous hose lines and made an aggressive interior attack.
Once inside the fire apartment, they found one occupant deceased.
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The victim, who was able to exit the building, was transported to a Nashua Hospital with serious life-threatening injuries. She was flown by Boston MedFlight to a Boston hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Firefighters were able to protect any extensive damage to adjacent structures and bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes.
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said this is the fourth fire-related fatality this week in New Hampshire. A woman died in a fiery crash in Pelham. Two people died in fires Thursday: a man died in Concord and a man in Manchester.
Nashua Fire Rescue battled a fire at 6 Cross St. earlier this month, injuring and displacing several people.
Mutual Aid for station coverage was provided by fire departments from Merrimack, Manchester, Hudson, Tyngsborough.
The Red Cross and Nashua Emergency Management are working with the occupants to provide services. The extensive smoke and fire damage will prevent people from re-occupying the building until significant repairs are made.
The NH State Fire Marshals Office, Nashua Fire, and police are investigating the fire. The cause of death will be released by the Office of the NH Medical Examiner after an autopsy is completed.
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