DERRY — A man was seriously injured in a fiery explosion at a Chases Grove Road home Sunday night.
The unidentified man, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries, was pulled from the burning home at 607 Chases Grove Road by bystanders shortly before 7:40 p.m., according to Battalion Chief Ryan Bump of the Derry Fire Department.
Firefighters from 12 communities responded to the blaze, which took nearly an hour to bring under control.
As firefighters from Derry and other communities fought the flames, emergency personnel from the Salem and Londonderry fire departments treated the injured man and transported him to an area hospital, Bump said in a release.
The Derry Fire Communications Center received multiple calls reporting an explosion and fire in the 784-square-foot manufactured home but none of the callers knew if anyone was inside the burning building, he said.
Firefighters arrived only four minutes later to find half the residence engulfed in flames and to learn the man had been pulled to safety. At the same time that Derry’s Engine 2 responded, the department’s Engine 1 and Medic 1 were responding to another emergency call, Bump said.
The fire was declared under control at 8:35 p.m. but its cause remains under investigation. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting Derry with the investigation due to the seriousness of the man’s injuries and the complexity of the fire scene, the battalion chief said.
Along with Salem and Londonderry, fire crews also responded from Hampstead, Plaistow, Atkinson, Windham, Hudson, Manchester, Nashua, Auburn and Chester. The Derry Fire Department also received assistance from the town Police Department and the Derry Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT.
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