Salem, N.H : One person dead, 1 seriously injured after tire explodes at New Hampshire mall early Saturday morning, December 19, 2015

One person is dead and another seriously injured after a tire exploded at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire early Saturday morning.

Fire officials say they responded to the Sears Auto Center at 7:53 a.m. for a call of a tire explosion.

Police say a Sears Auto worker, identified as Justin Almon, 22, of Sandown, New Hampshire, was suffering from life-threatening injuries as a result of blunt force trauma to his head when they arrived at the scene.

Almon was transported to Parkland Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The customer, Adam Sproul, 23, of Boothbay, Maine, was transported to Lawrence General Hospital and then airlifted to Boston Medical Center with a serious head injury.

A preliminary investigation showed Almon was in the process of fixing a large truck tire on an industrial tire changer when the incident occurred.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

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1 dead, 1 seriously injured after tire explodes at New Hampshire mall