A person in his late 60s died in an in a single day home fireplace in Leominster.
“On behalf of the Leominster Fire Department, I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to this man’s family and loved ones,” mentioned Hearth Chief Robert Sideleau II mentioned. “This is a very sad event for them and our community.”
Firefighters responded to a fireplace at a apartment constructing at 78 Meadow Pond Drive in Leominster the place they discovered a fireplace in the lounge of one of many models that had “badly injured” a person in his late 60s with “limited mobility,” in keeping with the state Hearth Marshal.
The person was rushed to a close-by hospital the place he was pronounced useless. Whereas firefighters had been in a position to shortly deliver the fireplace below management, the injury was sufficient that one other occupant was displaced, in keeping with the Marshal’s workplace.
The fireplace is below investigation however firefighters discovered each smoking supplies and residential oxygen tools within the house.
“This is the second fatal fire in less than a week where investigators found home oxygen equipment,” mentioned State Hearth Marshal Jon Davine. “There’s no truly safe way to smoke, but smoking around medical oxygen is especially dangerous. Oxygen will allow any fire to spread faster and burn hotter. If you or a loved one use home oxygen, please don’t smoke.”
2 killed in New Hampshire fireplace
Two folks had been killed in a home fireplace in Weare, New Hampshire, Wednesday morning.
The native fireplace division responded just a little earlier than 10:45 a.m. Wednesday to 83 Excessive Rock Highway the place firefighters discovered smoke billowing from a second-story window.
Firefighters discovered two useless occupants inside the house as they moved by means of the home preventing the blaze. Authorities didn’t launch the victims’ names. An post-mortem is scheduled for Thursday.
