Biohazard Cleanup Crew At New Hampshire Insurance Department In Concord After Fatality

CONCORD, NH — A biohazard cleanup crew is at a state building on South Fruit Street in Concord after a fatality on Monday.

Limited information is available about the incident, but state employees told Patch around 10:30 a.m., employees of the Walker Building at 21 S. Fruit St. were informed about an incident in the state office building. Walker has several offices, including the insurance department and vocational rehabilitation, a division of the New Hampshire Department of Education. The building was not evacuated, but employees were informed that New Hampshire State Police would be at the scene for a lengthy period.

Tyler Dumont, the public information officer for state police, confirmed the presence of troopers Monday evening, saying they secured the scene and were “expected to remain in the area for several hours while the investigation is ongoing.” He added, “There is no threat to public safety.”

Dumont said state police were called to the Walker Building around 9 a.m. for a report of a man found dead inside.

Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, said the department was not conducting an ongoing suspicious death investigation.

On Monday night, a New England Trauma Services truck and a desk were seen in the parking lot, near the insurance department. The company, based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, with a Londonderry location, has previously done work for the state, including the cleanup of a massive homeless camp on state and city property off Sexton Avenue and Storrs Street in April.

According to state records, the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services has a standing contract with the company through September 2025 for up to $100,000 in cleanup services. In the contract, the company agreed to bill the state for services, as needed, at $70 an hour on weekdays, $85 on weekends, and $1.50 per pound for biohazard waste disposal. Solid waste disposal under the contract is 50 cents per pound.

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