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Amherst, NH home bursts into flames after construction is completed Robert Goulston New Hampshire fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a home in Amherst, New Hampshire to burst into flames right after construction was completed. The owners were just getting ready to do the final walk through to get the certificate of occupancy. The witnesses we talked to say they all heard an explosion and then started seeing the flames. The home was recently completed and just getting ready for its final walk through. The lakefront home is now a pile of debris. Matthew Beno...

Lake house leveled by explosion in New Hampshire © Stephen Smith amherst house explosion Crews battled a fire at a lake house after an explosion Friday morning in Amherst, New Hampshire. The blast and fire was reported at 9:24 a.m. Friday at a home under construction at 13 Clark Ave., which is on Baboosic Lake. The home was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Sign up for our Newsletters "It was loud, shook this whole house," said neighbor Matthew Benoit. "It was pretty wild, and then in a matter of minutes, the thing just went up in flames." "I was just working on my deck right here, puttin...