Concord Firefighters Assist at 3-Alarm Blaze in Webster

WEBSTER, NH — State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan announced on Jan. 22, 2017, that the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting Fire Chief Emmett Bean Sr. of the Webster Fire Department and Police Chief Ben Liberatore of the Webster Police Department with a fatal fire investigation at 401 Little Hill Road in Webster. The Webster Fire Department was called to the above address at approximately 02:45 a.m. this morning for a house fire, according to a press statement.

The fire was discovered by an occupant of the home, who alerted the other occupants to the fire. A total of nine people were at the home at the time of the fire. Eight escaped the fire with one unaccounted for when fire personnel arrived on scene. First arriving fire personnel found a fully involved structure fire and Bean requested a third alarm response from surrounding communities to assist with manpower and water supply.

The NH State Fire Marshal’s Office responded and during the course of the investigation located one deceased individual inside the heavily fire damaged home. An autopsy is scheduled for Jan. 23, to make positive identification of the deceased individual. The home was a complete loss and the fire investigation is still on going at this time.

Degnan would like to remind everyone that working smoke alarms save lives and have an escape plan in case of a fire.

Anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to contact Investigator Shana Clark of the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 603-223-4289.

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Area firefighters spent hours fighting a three-alarm fire on Little Hill Road in neighboring Webster, according to alerts online. The fire was reported at a residential structure at just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, according to NH Fire Alarm.

Part of the structure reportedly collapsed and one occupant was not accounted for, according to alerts. The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal is investigating the incident.

Concord’s firefighter’s union – Local 1045 – posted numerous photos on Facebook this morning.

Teams from Concord, Hopkinton, Salisbury, and Warner, were all sent to the scene to assist.

Courtesy Professional Firefighters of Concord, NH - Local 1045 Facebook site.