New Hampshire
One Person Dead, Another Seriously Injured In Nashua 2-Alarm Fire
NASHUA, NH – Nashua Fire, police, and AMR ambulance were dispatched to a report of a fire in a 2-unit residence at 26 Cross Street Saturday.
On arrival at about 7:40 a.m., a second alarm was requested due to the fire’s intensity and the proximity of the adjacent structures.
People from the building were self-evacuating and notified firefighters of one person trapped in the building. Another person suffering from severe fire-related injuries was treated and transported from the scene by AMR medics.
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The victim was transported to the local hospital and was then flown by Boston MedFlight to a Boston Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters were able to protect any extensive damage to adjacent structures and bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes.
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New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey confirmed that one person died in the fire and that the other victim was brought to a Nashua hospital and is being treated.
Fire Marshal 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 Street 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.
The NH State Fire Marshals Office, Nashua Fire, and police are investigating the fire.
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