FARMINGTON, N.H. (WHDH) - Authorities in New Hampshire are investigating the death of a man who was found dead after a massive blaze ripped through a home in Farmington on Thursday night, officials said.

Emergency crews conducting a welfare check at 68 Places Crossing Road around 9:40 p.m. found a single-family home engulfed in flames, according to New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Paul J. Parisi.

Jeremy Tufts, 43, of Farmington, was found dead in a rear bedroom after the flames were extinguished.

Two other residents were able to escape without injury.

An autopsy revealed Tufts died from inhalation injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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