New Hampshire fire officials News

Hampton, N.H., fire officials say a candle being used to defrost a freezer started a fire that damaged a beachside hotel and apartment complex. The Portsmouth Herald reports that an occupant of the apartment left the candle burning unattended when …

Manchester, N.H., officials are investigating an arson in which somebody turned on three propane tanks and set them on fire. Officials say they were called to a Gilford Street address shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday by residents who were awakened …