Overheated Light Fixture Causes Fire At Concord Business

CONCORD, NH — A fire at a business on Sheep Davis Road on Tuesday has been deemed accidental by the city's fire marshal.

Concord fire and rescue teams were sent to 215 Sheep Davis Road around 2 p.m. for a fire. Concord Fire Marshal Paul Sirois said an overheated light fixture, installed in a store rack, ignited combustible materials on and near the rack. The fire was contained by sprinklers and overhauled and cleared by firefighters — who checked for spread and removed smoke from the building.

Chief Sean Brown said Thursday the fire showed the "value" of having a sprinkler system in a business or home.

"The fire department received the initial call for an odor of smoke in the building while there were already three other active incidents going on in the city," he said. "This led to a limited amount of resources available to respond as well as units responding from further away. Had the sprinkler system not helped to contain the fire, it is likely that the damage would have been significantly worse."

Concord police assisted and Loudon firefighters were called to Concord for mutual aid during the incident.

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