Mar. 8—A man and two dogs were found dead after a fire at a Campton home early Saturday morning, state fire officials said.
Fire officials received a report shortly after midnight at a single-family home on Ellsworth Hill Road in Campton, according to a Saturday morning news release from the state fire marshal’s office. When crews arrived, they saw widespread flames and attempted to search the home but were turned back by deteriorating conditions and partial structural collapse, the report said.
Firefighters requested help from nearby towns, which arrived to help knock down the blaze amid intense wind gusts, below-freezing temperatures, limited water supply, and a passing snow squall that challenged access to the scene, officials said. The fire was deemed under control at 2 a.m.
A search of the home uncovered a man and two dogs, all deceased, the release said, and the man’s remains were scheduled to be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to verify his identity and confirm cause and manner of death. An autopsy was scheduled for Sunday.
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The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Campton-Thornton Fire Rescue are investigating the fire. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at 603-223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.
Crews from Woodstock, Lincoln, Plymouth, Bristol, Waterville Valley, Rumney, Ashland, Holderness, Meredith, Hebron, New Hampton and Center Harbor assisted with the fire, and members of the Campton Police Department and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation also assisted at the scene.
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