A man was seriously injured after an explosion at a home in Derry, New Hampshire, over the weekend, according to authorities.
Firefighters responded to Chases Grove Road at about 7:40 p.m. Sunday for a report of an explosion and fire, the Derry Fire Department said.
When crews arrived, they found the home 50% engulfed in flames, and the man had been pulled from the home by bystanders, according to authorities.
The man, whose name wasn't immediately released, was taken to the hospital with "potentially" life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
"Due to the seriousness of injuries and the complexity of the scene, the NH State Fire Marshal's Office was consulted and responded to assist Derry Fire Investigators with determining the cause and origin of the fire," said Battalion Chief Ryan Bump.
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One hundred New Hampshire firefighters will be screened for cancer this week at the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire’s convention, kicking off an effort to develop long-term, regular testing statewide.
Cancer is now the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths — representing more than 70% of them in 2023 — for firefighters in North America, according to the International Association of Firefighters. Efforts to combat that in New Hampshire are two-pronged between prevention and early detection, union President Brian Ryll said. A bipartisan bill moving smoothly through the legislature this year would fund a one-year program aiming to screen all of the Granite State’s nearly 4,000 active-duty firefighters for cancer. Ryll said the findings of that pilot will inform his organization’s push to establish a regular testing program. This week’s kickoff is just the first step.
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