Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Methuen Man Dies of Burns Suffered in Car Fire

He was taken by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital Wednesday.

UPDATE, JUNE 28 at 8:59 P.M.: State police issued a release tonight confirming the death of 39-year-old Mark Vivier.

The incident is still under investigation and anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Trooper Sean Harrington at 603-223-4381.

UPDATE, JUNE 28 at 1:29 P.M.: The Eagle-Tribune has reported that Methuen resident Mark Vivier has died from burns sustained in a car fire on I-93 in Windham Wednesday night.

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The information, according to the paper, was provided by a family member.

UPDATE, JUNE 28 at 8:46 A.M.: The status of 39-year-old Mark Vivier remains critical at this hour, according to a spokesperson from Brigham & Women's Hospital.

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No other details were given about his condition. 

We will keep you updated here on Windham Patch if his condition changes.

UPDATE, 10 P.M.: State police have identified the victim badly burned tonight in a car fire near the weigh station on I-93 southbound.

Mark Vivier, 39, of Methuen, Mass. was found by Trooper Sean Harrington lying on the pavement on the passenger side of a 2012 Mazda A6.

The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames at that time.

Harrington arrived at the scene two minutes after the call, which happened at 5:30 p.m.

Vivier was also on fire and was being assisted by a passerby. He was pulled away from the vehicle and the flames on his body were extinguished.

He was treated by Windham Paramedics and transported to Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. 

Vivier suffered significant burns over a large portion of his body.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by N.H. State Police – Troop B with the assistance of the state fire marshal.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Harrington at 603-223-4381.

UPDATE, 7 P.M.: The man burned in a car fire earlier this evening has been taken by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston with what fire officials are describing as second- to third-degree burns.

Windham Fire said when they arrived on scene, the fire was fully involved and people were at the scene trying to help the man, who was face down on the ground but out of the car.

The man is reportedly in critical condition at this time. His name and age have not been released.

Windham Fire Chief Tom McPherson said that the third-degree burns were on the lower half of the man's body, with the second-degree burns on the upper half.

Some small explosions also took place after Windham Fire arrived on the scene as units attempted to douse the car fire.

The investigation has been turned over to state police and the state fire marshal.

UPDATE, 6:30 P.M.: According to emergency radio broadcasts, the burn victim is being transported to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston by medical helicopter.

There is no update on the person's condition at this time.

An earlier story follows:

A person reportedly suffered serious burns in a car fire at a weigh station off Interstate 93 in Windham this afternoon.

The initial report of a fully involved car fire on I-93 north in Windham at the weigh station came in around 5:30 p.m., according to emergency radio broadcasts. Soon after, an ambulance was called to the scene for a report of a third-degree burn victim

A medical helicopter has been called to the scene, and is expected to land in the weigh station on the southbound side of the highway. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is advising that traffic delays should be expected.

Windham Patch will have more on this story as it develops.


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