text: Two die as New Hampshire motel explodes and burns . ROCHESTER , N.H. 1996-08-30 Adds deaths , other details ) An explosion leveled Rochester 's one-story Lilac Falls Motel , killing two people , fire officials said Friday . " It was an explosion , and then it got involved in fire . As far as I know , it 's been to four alarms -- more trucks , more people , " said Don Penney of the Rochester Fire Department said . Eyewitnesses told Boston television stations they saw a gasoline truck parked behind the Lilac Falls Motel and smelled gasoline shortly before the explosion . Fire department officials said they were investigating the cause of the blast and searching for any more casualties . Officials did not immediately identify the victims . Local hospital officials said a few firemen were treated for smoke inhalation but there were no other injuries .