OSSIPEE — Donations are being sought to help two families who were displaced by a propane explosion Friday afternoon.
The West Ossipee Fire Department was toned to a fire in the Skandia Estates mobile home park at about 2:30 p.m. The fire caused by a propane explosion at a residence at 3 Puritan Lane spread to a home at nearby 12 Mountain View Road. The two mobile homes were destroyed.
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