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Woman killed, child taken to hospital after house explosion in Derry, officials say

Woman killed, child taken to hospital after house explosion in Derry, officials say
INFORMATION ON THIS EMANI. WELL, MONICA, WE NOW KNOW THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THIS HOUSE EXPLOSION. FIRE OFFICIALS TELL US EARLIER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE HOUSE IS MOSTLY COLLAPSED AND WE’RE SEEING FIRST HAND THE DAMAGE HERE. WE CAN SEE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY. STILL A LOT OF SMOKE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE HOME. MANY OF THE WINDOWS BURNED, LOTS OF BURNED WOOD EVERYWHERE AS WELL AS THE FIRE. FIRE OFFICIALS IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE TELLING US THAT THE HOUSE IS TOTALLY COLLAPSED. THE DERRY FIRE CHIEF TELLS US THIS IS A TRAGIC DAY HERE. THEY TELL US THEY WERE CALLED TO GOODHUE ROAD AROUND 1145 THIS MORNING FOR A POSSIBLE HOUSE EXPLOSION. AT THIS POINT, THEY SAY THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT THEY SAY THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CRIMINAL INDICATIONS HERE AND THAT THIS HOUSE EXPLOSION AND FIRE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY ACCIDENT. THEY SAY A FEW TREES DID FALL ON THE PROPANE TANKS NEAR THE HOME, AND THAT THIS FIRE WAS RESTRICTED TO THE ONE HOME WHERE IT BEGAN. WE KNOW THE HOME ON GOODHUE ROAD WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED. WE WATCHED THEM WORKING THROUGH THE HEAVY SNOW AND THE HEAVY WIND TODAY TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND TO CONTINUE CONTAINING THE SMOKE, AND THEY TELL US THE CONDITIONS TODAY HAVE MADE THINGS A BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL. AND WE KNOW THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO THE SCENE TODAY CERTAINLY IS A TRAGIC DAY. I AM A VERY PROUD OF ALL THE RESPONDERS HERE TODAY AND THEIR ACTIONS AND AND HOW THEY HANDLE THIS TODAY. UM, I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS THE FAMILY IN THEIR THOUGHTS AS WE PROCESS THIS TRAGEDY. AND IT’S THE SAME FOR MY MEMBERS THAT HAVE THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AS WELL. AND SO UP UNTIL A FEW MOMENTS AGO, WE WERE RESTRICTED TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF GOODHUE ROAD. THEY JUST ALLOWED OUR CREW TO COME HERE AND SEE THE DAMAGE FIRSTHAND, AND TO SEE CLEANUP CREWS WORKING FIRSTHAND. AND I DID ASK ABOUT HOW MUCH LONGER THIS ROAD WOULD BE CLOSED. THEY SAID IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AS POLICE AND FIRE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION. AND THE PRESS CONFERENCE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON WITH FIRE OFFICIALS ASKING ALL OF US TO KEEP THE FAMILY IN THEIR THOUGHTS. WE’LL HAVE MORE UPDATES AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM IN OUR NEWSROOM.
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Woman killed, child taken to hospital after house explosion in Derry, officials say
A woman is dead and a minor was taken to a hospital after a house explosion in Derry Thursday, authorities said. The call came in around 11:45 a.m. for a possible house explosion on Goodhue Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the house fully involved.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<Fire officials said Thursday evening that the woman and child were the only two people in the home at the time of the explosion. They said the two were relatives.The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but fire officials said there were no indications that anything criminal happened. They said a few trees fell on the propane tanks near the home.Fire officials said the conditions during Thursday's nor'easter made it more difficult to extinguish the fire. Firefighters worked through the heavy snow and wind to put out the flames and contain the smoke."It certainly is a tragic day," Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart said. "I'm very proud of all the responders here today and their actions and how they handled this today. I would ask that everybody keeps the family in their thoughts as we process this tragedy."The road was expected to be closed for several more hours as the investigation continues.

A woman is dead and a minor was taken to a hospital after a house explosion in Derry Thursday, authorities said.

The call came in around 11:45 a.m. for a possible house explosion on Goodhue Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the house fully involved.

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>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

Fire officials said Thursday evening that the woman and child were the only two people in the home at the time of the explosion. They said the two were relatives.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but fire officials said there were no indications that anything criminal happened. They said a few trees fell on the propane tanks near the home.

Fire officials said the conditions during Thursday's nor'easter made it more difficult to extinguish the fire. Firefighters worked through the heavy snow and wind to put out the flames and contain the smoke.

"It certainly is a tragic day," Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart said. "I'm very proud of all the responders here today and their actions and how they handled this today. I would ask that everybody keeps the family in their thoughts as we process this tragedy."

The road was expected to be closed for several more hours as the investigation continues.