Overview
- Crews responded around 8:45 a.m. Saturday to 285 Willey Road after a 911 caller reported another occupant trapped.
- Snow-clogged, quarter-mile driveway with vehicles and equipment slowed access, forcing firefighters to proceed on foot and haul hose.
- Heavy fire engulfed the two-story home and the second floor collapsed as crews prepared to enter.
- After the blaze was extinguished, one person was found dead inside, with identification withheld pending an autopsy at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
- The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office is leading the origin-and-cause investigation with local assistance and asks for tips at 603-223-4289 or fmo@dos.nh.gov.