Announcer this is fox 25 news at 10 00. First at 10 00 this 41yearold army ranger from New Hampshire honored tonight after being killed during a training exercise. Good evening everyone im vanessa welch. And im ted daniel. Corporal Andrew Amesbury died in georgia. Our erica richer is live in dover, New Hampshire now she just spoke to the corporals father. Erica. Reporter when i rang charles amesburys door bell tonight he told me he was reluctant to come to the door because when the door bell rang yesterday he got that tragic news about his sons death. But he did come to the news then when he saw the microphone and camera he said he hesitated once again yet he agreed to sit down and talk with me about his son and he had only one good reason why. Andrew deserves to be remembered. Reporter and so as we sit at carl amesburys New Hampshire he shares his amesbury. He was humble he didnt draw attention to himself. He would probably hate this right now to be honest. Reporter but when you die a
Just a tough situation here in worst every tonight. This you all unfolding within the last couple hours. The firefighters they did their job. They were in the home within minutes of getting the call. They managed to pull two people out of the home but, unfortunately, we just learned within the last half an hour or so that both have died. The fire happening here at 474 burncoat street in the Greendale Dale neighborhood north of downtown. Firefighters got the call a little before 8 00 this evening. A deputy fire chief tells me it didnt look that bad from the outside but as soon as they get in he says the house was just filled with smoke and the fire was growing. Were told the victims are an elderly man and woman. Both were found unresponsive on the first floor of the two story home. The firefighters carried them out and began c. P. R. Resuscitation efforts to the hospital. Doctors there at the hospital pronounced both where they were found there wasnt a lot of fire damage. Smoke is as de
And im ted daniel. Corporal Andrew Amesbury died in georgia. Our erica richer is live in dover, New Hampshire now she just spoke to the corporals father. Erica. Reporter when i rang charles amesburys door bell tonight he told me he was reluctant to come to the door because when the door bell rang yesterday he got that tragic news about his sons death. But he did come to the news then when he saw the microphone and camera he said he hesitated once again yet he agreed to sit down and talk with me about his son and he had only one good reason why. Andrew deserves to be remembered. Reporter and so as we sit at carl amesburys dining room table in somersworth New Hampshire he shares his son with me Corporal Andrew amesbury. He was humble he didnt draw attention to himself. He would probably hate this right now to be honest. Reporter but when you die a hero at 21 years old, you deserve the limelight, stepped out of it tonight asking that we dont show his face so the focus can remain on his so
People out of the home but, unfortunately, we just learned within the last half an hour or so that both have died. The fire happening here at 474 burncoat street in the Greendale Dale neighborhood north of downtown. Firefighters got the call a little before 8 00 this evening. A deputy fire chief tells me it didnt look that bad from the outside but as soon as they get in he says the house was just filled with smoke and the fire was growing. Were told the victims are an elderly man and woman. Both were found unresponsive on the first floor of the two story home. The firefighters carried them out and began c. P. R. Resuscitation efforts continued as they were taken to the hospital. Doctors there at the hospital pronounced both dead shortly after they arrived. Where they were found there wasnt a lot of fire damage. Smoke is as deadly as the fire itself. The actual cause of death medical examiner but unfortunately, they were unable to make an escape before it was too late. Back to a live pi