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A woman died after a fire broke out late Tuesday night in Hooksett, New Hampshire, according to emergency officials.
The Hooksett Fire Department responded to a mobile home on Skyline Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. after getting a report of smoke there, according to a news release from the New Hampshire's State Fire Marshal.
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Firefighters found smoke coming from the mobile home when they got there, and because of a report that someone was still inside, they went into the home and found an unconscious woman. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to fire officials.
The fire marshal's office identified the victim Wednesday afternoon as 81-year-old Geraldine Hunkins. Her cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation and the manner of the death was accidental.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to get in touch with the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office at 603-223-4289 or by email at fmo@dos.nh.gov.
