One person has died after a house fire in Rumney, New Hampshire, early Thursday morning, according to the state fire marshal.
Fire officials said crews were first called to the home on Main Street around 2:25 a.m. Firefighters attempted to search the home but were pushed back by intense conditions. Hours later, at 5:09 a.m., the fire was declared under control.
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One person was found dead inside the home, identified Friday as 77-year-old Rumney resident Lawrence Boak. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was still determining the cause and manner of his death as of Friday.
Crews from Wentworth, Plymouth, Campton-Thornton, Ashland, New Hampton, Hebron, Canaan, Haverhill, Holderness, Waterville Valley, Center Harbor, Bridgewater, and Bristol all responded to the call. The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Rumney Fire Department are investigating the cause of the fire.
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Anyone with information is urged to call the fire marshal's office at 603-223-4289.
