Fatal Camper Fire In Concord Under Investigation By New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office

CONCORD, NH — Concord firefighters, police, and the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a fatal camper fire on the former Steeplegate Mall property early Saturday morning.

Around 3:30 a.m., Concord fire and rescue teams were sent to the southeast end of the property, located at 277 Sheep Davis Road (Route 106), for a report of an RV burning. When they arrived, they found the camper and the back end of an SUV fully engulfed in flames. The fire was brought under control in about 30 minutes.

Inside the camper, firefighters found a man who was dead.

An autopsy is being performed on the man by the Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner to verify the man’s identity and cause and manner of death, the fire marshal’s office said.

This fire is the second in less than a week in the former mall area.

On Wednesday night, Concord fire and rescue teams were sent to a fire at the abandoned Regal Cinema for a shopping cart and trailer on fire. A witness told police a man, entirely dressed in black, set the shopping cart on fire and then pushed it into the trailer.

Anyone with information about the RV fire was asked to contact the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at 603-223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.

Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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