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CAMPTON NH -- 03/06/2008
Part Of Church Roof Collapses In Campton
Schools Closed To Address Roof Concerns
Although the snow and rain let up, concerns about overloaded roofs continued after part of a church roof collapsed in
Campton, and engineers monitored several schools across the state.
Part of the New Life Church on Owl Street in Campton caved in Wednesday night. No one was inside at the time of the collapse.
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JAFFREY -- NH 03/06/2008
Students Sickened By Odor At Conant High, Middle Schools
Carbon Monoxide Blamed After Jaffrey Schools Evacuated
Conant Middle and High School in Jaffrey were evacuated Thursday after students reported a strange odor and became ill.
Officials said 17 students and one teacher who said they felt ill were taken to a hospital. Students complained of nausea
and headaches.
Students said that the smell began at about 10:15 a.m., and the fire alarms went off. Officials decided to evacuate the
high school and attached middle school, and students were outside for about an hour before they were let back inside.
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LONDONDERRY NH -- 03/03/2008
Family Homeless After Early-Morning Fire
Family Vacationing In Florida At Time Of Fire
An early-morning fire has left a mother and her two teenage sons homeless.
Crews arrived to flames shooting out of the two-story home owned by Carolyn Lievens on 44 Mammoth Road just after 3 a.m.
Monday.
Lievens' neighbor, who said she was awake with her young child called firefighters after she said she spotted the fire.
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PORTSMOUTH NH -- 03/03/2008
Investigation continues into fatal Portsmouth fire
Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire at 25 Clinton St. that killed a man before emergency personnel
could get to him.
City records identify the home's owner as Keith Slingsby, 81.
Leonard Pufahl, a neighbor on Clinton Street, reported the fire to authorities Saturday at 5:07 p.m. Two police officers
were injured trying to save the victim and were treated at Portsmouth Hospital for smoke inhalation.
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PORTSMOUTH NH -- 03/02/2008
Man Killed In Portsmouth Fire
A fire in Portsmouth has left one man dead.
Authorities said the fire started just after 5 p.m. Saturday and was brought under control less than half an hour later.
The victim, Keith Slingsby, was trapped on the first floor.
Family members said Slingsby, 80, was a retired lobsterman.
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HOOKSETT NH -- 03/02/2008
Firefighters Battle A 3-Alarm Blaze in Hooksett
Fire Destroys Home On Goffstown Road
A three-alarm fire raced through a two-story home on Goffstown Road Sunday morning.
Fire officials say all the residents escaped the building safely.
Crews from several towns responded to the scene, including Bedford, Concord, Hooksett and Manchester.
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NH -- 03/02/2008
Concord Condo Roof Collapses, Most Recent In Rash Of Cave-Ins
Clubhouse Roof Crumbled Into Swimming Pool
The roof of the club house at Oak Bridge Condominiums in Concord gave way around 6:30 p.m. Saturday night.
Condominium managers reportedly noticed damage to the roof earlier in the day and posted a sign warning residents to stay
out. However, several residents were headed to the pool when they heard a loud crack and the roof collapsed on top of the
pool, said witnesses.
Also on Saturday, the roof of a warehouse in Concord crashed down on landscaping equipment stored inside. On Sunday, the
roof of a landscaping company in Franklin fell in just minutes after an employee had left the building. In Merrimack, a garage
gave way just after the owner's had removed their cars.
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NASHUA NH -- 03/04/2008
Woman, Baby Escape From Nashua Fire
Contractor Sees Flames, Rushes Inside To Alert Residents
A Nashua woman and her infant son were able to escape injury Tuesday after a fire nearly destroyed their home on Blackfoot
Drive.
Family members said the woman was in the shower and was unaware that flames were starting to spread through the house
at about 9:50 a.m. A contractor doing some renovation work saw the flames and ran inside to get the woman and her 1-month-old
baby out.
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NORTH CONWAY NH -- 02/28/2008
2 Injured In Building Explosion In North Conway
Furnace Flagged As Possible Cause Of Explosion
Two people were injured in an explosion at an apartment house in North Conway on Thursday morning.
Fire officials said the explosion at the three-apartment building on Puddin Pond Road lifted the building off its foundation.
Two people inside at the time were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Another person inside was not injured.
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LACONIA NH -- 02/28/2008
Roof Collapses At Laconia Boat Storage Facility
Boats Stored Inside Building Damaged
The roof of a building at a Laconia business collapsed overnight, damaging boats stored inside.
Officials said that part of the roof of a building at Irwin Marine caved in at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. About 75 percent
of the building was damaged.
"We had actually rehabilitated that building when we purchased it a few years ago and felt it was in very good shape,"
said Bruce Wright, general manager of Irwin Marine.
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MANCHESTER NH -- 02/20/2008
Burkush confirmed chief of the Manchester Fire Department
Deputy Fire Chief James A. Burkush won confirmation last night as chief of the state's largest fire department.
Burkush, 49, received a standing ovation in the aldermanic chambers after a unanimous vote to approve his nomination.
The promotion makes Burkush the tenth chief in the 129-year history of the Manchester Fire Department.
"I truly believe it's an honor to serve the citizens and the firefighters of this city," Burkush said yesterday.
Burkush is a 30-year veteran who only left the line last year when he was promoted to deputy chief of fire prevention.
Like his predecessor, Chief Joseph P. Kane Jr., he is the son of a city firefighter. Capt. Wilfred Burkush retired in 1975
after suffering a heart attack in the line of duty.
From the beginning, Burkush said, "I guess you would say I had a personal goal to do at least as well as he did,
if not better."
Burkush's ascension leaves two openings in the department's upper ranks. Nick Campasano, the interim chief since Kane
retired, will go back to his previous role as deputy chief.
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HILLSBOROUGH NH -- 02/18/2008
Hillsborough landmark eatery destroyed by fire
A local landmark fell victim to a fast-moving fire Saturday night, but no injuries were reported.
The Diamond Acres Restaurant, an eatery established in the early 1960s, is a favorite stop for people hitting Manahan
Park for picnicking or swimming in nearby Franklin Pierce Lake.
"It's pretty much gone," Selectman Robert I. Buker said last night after visiting the scene earlier in the day.
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LAWRENCE MA -- 02/15/2008
Fire Victim 'Regular' Caller, Police Say
Man Died Less Than 1 Hour After Phoning Police
A man described as a "regular caller" to the Lawrence police department died in a house fire less than one hour
after making his final call.
Police Chief John Romero said Thomas Madden called on an emergency line Thursday night and asked to be taken into custody
by state police.
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NASHUA NH -- 02/13/2008
Neighbors Help Evacuate Residents From Burning Building
Fire Tears Through Nashua Apartment Building
Neighbors helped a dozen people escape from a burning apartment building in Nashua on Wednesday morning.
Firefighters said flames broke out in the Fossa Avenue building just before 9 a.m. Some residents said they heard smoke
detectors, but they didn't think it was serious until two neighbors started screaming for everyone to get out.
"All we heard was somebody banging on the window, and they said, 'Get out! Get out!' and somebody broke the window,"
resident Maggie Taylor said.
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LINCOLN NH -- 02/12/2008
Missing hikers rescued from mountain What started Sunday as a nine-mile hike in the White Mountains ended in tragedy with
one hiker dead and the other fighting for his life.
Search teams had spent nearly six hours breaking trail to the summit, making their way through darkness, deep snow and
howling winds.
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MILFORD NH -- 02/07/08
Carbon Monoxide Forces Tenants From Building Old Oil Burner Blamed For Problem
An old heating system is being blamed for dangerous levels of carbon monoxide that forced the evacuation of a Milford
apartment building. Residents said they noticed something odd in the Souhegan Street building at about 9 p.m Wednesday.
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MA -- 02/04/2008
2 Die In Bay State Fires
Causes Of Fire Under Investigation
The State Fire Marshall said separate fires at homes in Milton and Mattapoisett killed two people this weekend.
Massachusetts Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said investigators were working to determine the cause of the fires.
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NASHUA NH -- Jan. 25, 2008
Space heater triggers three-alarm fire Nashua -
One firefighter was treated for non-life threatening injuries this morning after battling a three-alarm blaze that was
started by a portable electric heater.
Seven residents were evacuated from the 22 Mason Road home when the fire broke out around 7:15 a.m. Another resident who
lives in a converted garage beside the house was also evacuated. Nashua Deputy Fire Chief Steven Galipeau said when firefighters
first arrived there was a "heavy fire" in the back of the house. The fire quickly traveled through walls and ceilings,
so more units were called in. Metal ceilings in the home made it difficult to get to the fire, he said. The fire was contained
by 8:17 a.m.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MILFORD NH -- 01/22/2008
Horse dies in barn blaze A horse died, a barn was destroyed and a firefighter slightly injured in a fire last night on
Ponemah Hill Road.
The barn was in flames when the first fire truck arrived shortly after 6 p.m. at 15 Ponemah Hill Road. By 6:12 p.m., all
30 of the town's firefighters were called to the scene while crews from Wilton and Amherst fire departments were brought in
to cover the station. Temperatures hovered around 18 degrees as the crews poured water on the barn, resulting in severe ice
conditions. One firefighter was injured by slipping on the ice and was treated at the scene by Milford Ambulance personnel.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVER NH -- 01/22/2008
Fire destroys four-bay garage.
Firefighters prevented a blaze in a four-stall garagelast night from spreading to a funeral home and surrounding residences
in a "real tight" neighborhood, according to a fire official. Capt. David Duquette said the two-alarm fire was called
in about 8 p.m. When firefighters arrived at 78 Park St. they found the garage "fully involved. The fire was one end
to the other, top to bottom."
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NASHUA N.H. -- 01/05/2008
Fire Hits Hotel, Forcing Clinton Supporters To Move.
One Firefighter Injured During Three-Alarm Fire Scores of Hillary Rodham Clinton's New Hampshire volunteers have to find
another place to stay after a three-alarm fire damaged their hotel on Saturday. The fire hit the Best Western Granite Inn
just before 10 a.m.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON M.A. -- 01/05/2008
Fire Sparks At Salon Destroyed In 2006.
20 Residents Homeless A four-alarm fire sparked at a Hyde Park hair salon and spread to seven other businesses and eight
apartments early Saturday morning, said Boston fire officials. The blaze started around 3:30 a.m. at 12 Fairmount Ave. Twenty
residents were displaced by the fire. Boston fire spokesman Steve MacDonald confirmed that the salon was also involved in
another fire in March of 2006. The owners of Maria's Hair Fashion relocated to Hyde Park after fire destroyed its Jamaica
Plain location.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON M.A. -- 12/31/2007
A well-known Boston blues singer was killed in a weekend fire at a nursing home in Jamaica Plain.
NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that "Weepin" Willie Robinson, 81, died when a cigarette ignited while he was
smoking in bed. Those who knew him remembered him for his charm. "He always had a smile. The women were crazy about him.
In fact, everybody was," Robinson's friend, Marc Widenshien, said.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CONWAY N.H. -- 12/30/2007
Small Fire Breaks Out At Water Park Expansion North Conway Hotel Is Evacuated Flames broke out Saturday at a water park
that is still under construction.
Fire officials said combustibles got too close to a construction heater, sparking the blaze. sponsor No one was injured,
however the nearby Red Jacket Inn was evacuated as a precaution.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANCHESTER N.H. -- 12/27/2007
Manchester Residents Use Snow To Douse Apartment Fire.
Investigators Call Fire Suspicious Residents of two buildings in Manchester used shovels full of snow to help douse a
fast-moving fire late Wednesday night. Fire investigators said they believe the fire near garbage cans in an alley on Wilson
Street was intentionally set because another small fire was extinguished near the area earlier that night.
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