A body was found Tuesday in a condemned house that exploded and went up in flames in Salem, New Hampshire, police said. An explosion Monday blew off the roof of the Irving Street home and broke windows. Neighbors said they heard a popping sound, which was attributed to ammunition going off inside the burning house.A man was found dead in the basement of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. Weapons and ammunition were found near the body, officials said. The body was identified Wednesday as homeowner Charles Hill, whose vehicle was also found outside the home. Police said the town was set to seize the property for unpaid taxes Monday night, but it was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the property's status. Hours after the fire and explosion, a burst shell casing was found in the neighboring driveway of Betinho Moniz."I was scared to death for my family,” one resident said.He said his neighbor has always been a problem in their otherwise quiet Salem, New Hampshire, neighborhood.Moniz said at one time in the past, Hill threatened to shoot him in the head."I open the window in my bedroom, he was standing by that caravan. He had the gun pointing at my house. My neighbor Kevin walked up and said, 'Charlie what are you doing, man?'" Moniz said.Police said no one was supposed to be living in the home, as it was condemned in 2015.

A body was found Tuesday in a condemned house that exploded and went up in flames in Salem, New Hampshire, police said.

An explosion Monday blew off the roof of the Irving Street home and broke windows. Neighbors said they heard a popping sound, which was attributed to ammunition going off inside the burning house.


A man was found dead in the basement of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. Weapons and ammunition were found near the body, officials said.

The body was identified Wednesday as homeowner Charles Hill, whose vehicle was also found outside the home.

Property owner Charles Hill

Police said the town was set to seize the property for unpaid taxes Monday night, but it was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the property's status.

Hours after the fire and explosion, a burst shell casing was found in the neighboring driveway of Betinho Moniz."I was scared to death for my family,” one resident said.



He said his neighbor has always been a problem in their otherwise quiet Salem, New Hampshire, neighborhood.



Moniz said at one time in the past, Hill threatened to shoot him in the head.



"I open the window in my bedroom, he was standing by that caravan. He had the gun pointing at my house. My neighbor Kevin walked up and said, 'Charlie what are you doing, man?'" Moniz said.

Police said no one was supposed to be living in the home, as it was condemned in 2015.

