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Lebanon fire fighter Zackary Cleveland cordons off a parking lot at the scene of a three-alarm explosion at the Element Hotel off Route 120 in Lebanon on Tuesday. (JENNIFER HAUCK/VALLEY NEWS)

LEBANON — Authorities on Thursday issued an update on the cause of an explosion that ripped through a Lebanon hotel early on Christmas Eve.

On Dec. 24 at 5:15 a.m., the Lebanon Fire Department responded to the Element Hotel at 25 Foot Hill Street in Lebanon for a report of a fire alarm activation. Shortly after crews entered the building, an explosion occurred, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Paul J. Parisi and Lebanon Fire Chief Chris Christopoulos said in a statement.

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