Concord Regional Crimeline Seeks Tips After Two Penacook Fires: Watch

CONCORD, NH — The Concord Regional Crimeline has issued an alert asking for the public’s help solving two possible arsons in Penacook that occurred on Monday morning.

Around 1 a.m., Concord fire and rescue teams were sent to the Penacook Elementary School at 60 Village St. to extinguish a gazebo in the playground “fully engulfed by fire,” according to Deputy Chief John Thomas of the Concord Police Department.

The fire was extinguished and firefighters cleared the scene around 2 a.m.

About 45 minutes later, firefighters were sent to a second fire, at 181 Village St., at the Furniture Clearance Center, where heavy fire was seen coming from the back of the building.

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“Due to the amount of fire and amount of furniture stored inside,” Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm said, “crews initiated a defensive fire attack by spraying large volumes of water into the building through the windows.”

The fire eventually went to two alarms and was brought under control around 4:45 a.m.

No one was injured in either fire.

The city of Concord Fire Marshal, the Concord Police Department, and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating both fires, Thomas said, and are asking for the public’s help.

“Members of the public are also asked to check their home camera systems for any suspicious activity during the hours leading up to, as well as after, the blazes,” he said.

Information can also be submitted online through the Crimeline website at: concordregionalcrimeline.com or by text message TIP234 and your message to CRIMES (274637). Crimeline awards cash to anyone whose information leads to the arrest and indictment of criminals. All tips remain anonymous.

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