NASHUA, NH — The woman who died in Saturday morning’s 2-alarm fire on Cross Street has been identified as Randi Gagnon-Davis, 43.
The NH Medical Examiner’s Office determined she died of smoke inhalation, and the manner of the death was accidental.
Nashua Fire, police, and AMR ambulance were dispatched to a report of a fire in a 2-unit residence at 26 Cross St. Saturday.
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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.
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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.
The victim, who was able to exit the building, was transported to a Nashua Hospital with serious life-threatening injuries. Boston MedFlight flew her to a Boston hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Firefighters could 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.
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Nashua Fire Rescue battled a fire at 6 Cross St. earlier this month, injuring and displacing several people.
Nashua Fire and Police also responded to and investigated a fatal car crash on Monday on Amherst Street that killed a woman and seriously injured a man.
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.
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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 Nashua Fire and Police Departments.
State Fire Marshal Toomey reminds all citizens of the importance of having working smoke alarms in your home. In the event of an alarm activation or visible smoke or fire, immediately exit your home and call 9-1-1.
Keep exits clear and accessible and have a home fire escape plan. If you have any questions about fire safety in your home, please contact your local fire department or the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office.
WILTON, N.H. (WHDH) – A woman died in a Wilton, New Hampshire, house fire Wednesday morning, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.
At 9:08 a.m., Wilton firefighters responded to Burns Hill Road after a caller said their home was filling up with smoke. When they arrived, a single-family home was on fire and they found out two people were still inside on the second floor.
A man and a woman were both taken out of the house by firefighters and taken to Elliott Hospital. The woman was pronounced dead and the man is in serious condition.
Officials have not released the name of the victim at this time.
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At this time, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire and are trying to determine if a power outage in the area played a factor. The fire is not currently considered suspicious.
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Diane Durgin, 67, is accused of shooting at a Black man who inadvertently drove to her property after a prearranged truck part sale, prosecutors said.
A New Hampshire woman is accused of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act four times after she allegedly shot at a man because he was Black, prosecutors said.
Diane Durgin, 67, of Weare, N.H. could face up to a $5,000 fine for each violation she is found to have committed, the office of New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a press release Tuesday.
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Durgin is also charged with criminal threatening against a person with a deadly weapon and attempted first degree assault with a deadly weapon, Michael Garrity, a media representative for the New Hampshire Attorney General, said in an emailed statement to Boston.com.
Durgin had a final pre-trial conference last week, Garrity said.
In a civil complaint filed Tuesday, Durgin is accused of threatening physical force against the victim, the AG said. Prosecutors asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Durgin from repeating her alleged behavior and from contacting the victim and his family.
During the morning hours of Oct. 20, 2024, the victim claims, he “mistakenly” drove to Durgin’s home after a prearranged purchase of a truck part with a seller online, prosecutors wrote as part of their request for an injunction.
When the man — whom prosecutors identified in court documents as X.G. — arrived, Durgin allegedly stepped out of her home and approached his car with a gun “holstered by her waist,” prosecutors wrote.
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Upon noticing that X.G. was Black, Durgin allegedly “removed her gun and pointed it at X.G.,” prosecutors said in the injunction request.
While X.G. explained that he was lost, Durgin called the victim a “Black mother[expletive],” and threatened to “kill him,” prosecutors allege.
As the victim attempted to drive away, Durgin allegedly took her gun and fired two shots at the fleeing man’s car, missing both times, the AG’s office said.
While on the phone with a dispatcher, Durgin allegedly said she shot the man’s car because the victim is Black, the AG said.
“The guy is Black. And he, he…he says he’s meeting someone here and I think he’s coming here to steal,” Durgin allegedly said.
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Police located X.G. and brought him to the Weare Police Department, stopping along the way at the correct seller’s home to complete the truck part purchase, prosecutors wrote in court documents.
To prove a violation of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act, the AG must show that Durgin “interfered or attempted to interfere with the rights of the victim to engage in lawful activities by threatening to engage in or actually engage in physical force or violence, when such actual or threatening conduct was motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability,” prosecutors said.
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