State fire marshal says circus should be charged in tent-collapse deaths
Charges of negligent homicide should be brought in connection with the collapse of a big top circus tent in Lancaster last summer that killed a father and daughter, the New Hampshire fire marshal has recommended.
Fire Marshal William Degnan said he made the recommendation after months of investigation into the Aug. 3 collapse of the Walker International Events test at the Lancaster Fairgrounds.
Forecasts had warned of storms, and the fairgrounds were hit by a microburst that evening.
“We have made that recommendation (of a negligent homicide charge) to the county attorney, but the decision lies with him,” Degnan said on Monday. “He’s the one responsible.”
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