New Hampshire

1 Dead in Mobile Home Fire in Rochester, New Hampshire

The blaze is believed to have been accidental

A male victim died in a fire in a mobile home in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Thursday.

Fire officials said the blaze was reported around 11:30 a.m. in a residence at 105 Whitehouse Rd., Lot 59. Police, fire and emergency medical personnel quickly arrived at the scene, but the victim had already succumbed to injuries sustained in the fire.

An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted on Friday afternoon. The cause and manner of the victim's death will not be released until that time.

The state fire marshal's office is still investigating, but said that early indications are that the fire and death were accidental in nature.

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