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Fire that killed family of 4 in Manchester ruled accidental, started by smoking materials

Fire that killed family of 4 in Manchester ruled accidental, started by smoking materials

23 hours 37 minutes agoNH1.comMANCHESTER - Fire marshals believe that discarded smoking materials igniting upholstery caused a four-alarm fire which took the lives of four people on June 6.The victims, Joshua Harrison, 33, Ailene Moody, 39, Joshua Harrison, 10, Jay Michael Garon, 8, all died from smoke inhalation, according to the Chief Medical Examiner's office.The upholstery smoldered on the second story for an hour and a half before igniting.


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Discarded smoking materials blamed for fire that killed 4 in Manchester

Discarded smoking materials blamed for fire that killed 4 in Manchester

Investigators say a fire that killed four people last month in Manchester, New Hampshire, was caused by discarded smoking materials.Officials said the improperly discarded smoking materials on a second-floor porch caused a piece of upholstered furniture to catch fire, smoldering for more than an hour before erupting in flames on June 6.Killed were 33-year-old Joshua Harrison; 39-year-old Ailene Moody; 10-year-old Joshua Harrison Jr.; and 8-year-old Jay Michael Garon.


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Investigation: Wilson Street fire that killed 4 was accidental, caused by smoking materials

Investigation: Wilson Street fire that killed 4 was accidental, caused by smoking materials

MANCHESTER — The tragic, fast-moving fire at 198 Wilson St. that killed a family of four last month was accidental, a report from the Manchester Fire Department and State Fire Marshal's Office concluded Friday."Investigators found no credible evidence to indicate a fire was set to cause physical injury to people, or to damage or destroy the building," the report said of the June 6 fatal event.In this inner city neighborhood, the finding of professionals does little to lessen the painful loss particularly after two very young and promising lives were lost.It also won't erase the skepticism from some residents who remain convinced that drugs were connected to the tragedy.The report's official cause was that the fire stemmed from the simple, improper disposal of a cigarette in the couch on the second-floor exterior porch leading to the apartment of Josh Harrison, 33, and his longtime girlfriend, Ailene Moody, 39.Moody's two children, Joshua Harrison Jr., 10, and Jay Michael Garon, 8, also perished in the blaze.They were half-brothers."The fire originated and smoldered undetected on the second floor exterior porch for approximately an hour and a half before it transitioned from smoldering to flaming," the report found.