A Brookline Public Schools teacher is one of four people who died in connection with carbon monoxide poisoning at a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day, WCVB-TV reported.
At around 4:21 p.m. on Wednesday, police in Wakefield, New Hampshire, conducted a welfare check at 2962 Province Lake Road, the New Hampshire Department of Fire Safety said in a statement.
Officers arrived to find four adults dead. Autopsies were scheduled for Thursday but investigators believed the four people died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
While the names of the other three adults have not been released, Brookline Public Schools Superintendent Linus Guillory said one of those dead was Matt Goldstein at Edith C. Baker School, according to a statement obtained by WCVB-TV.
“We are deeply heartbroken to learn of the passing of Mr. Matt Goldstein, an exceptional educator and a beloved member of our PSB and Baker School Community,” Guillory said. “Mr. Goldstein’s dedication to inspiring students and shaping young minds has left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, colleagues and students during this profoundly difficult time.”
The eighth-grade teacher was also the advisor for Baker GSA, the school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance, according to the school’s website.
In the statement, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey reminded people of the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in their homes. Toomey separately told WCVB-TV that he hopes “to make it through the holidays without another death. And unfortunately, I’m standing before you today with four more deaths that appear to be carbon monoxide-related.”
Anyone with information about the incident is advised to call the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s office at 603-223-4289 or email at fmo@dos.nh.gov.
