Fire at Vacant Manchester Home Under Investigation

A vacant building on fire in Manchester NH August 2, 2018. © Perry Photography

Manchester, NH; Manchester Fire Department began receiving calls at 10:07 for smoke coming from a building located on Central Street. Firefighters arrived on scene within 2 minutes and encountered a fire on the top floor of a two and a half story residential structure. Due to the extreme heat, Command Requested a 2ND Alarm assignment for additional manpower to relieve the crews inside the building. Below is the following Press Release regarding the fire at 416 Central Street:

Press Release 02, August 2018

Incident Number: 1814575

Address: 416 Central St.

Dispatch: 10:07

On Scene: 10:09

Under Control: 11:09

Resources: Two alarms

Description of Incident: Arriving companies encountered a fire on the top floor of a two and a half story residential structure. Fire had extended into multiple concealed spaces requiring extensive overhaul.

The building had been vacant for an extensive period of time and was inhabited by squatters.

Civilian Injuries: There were no civilian injuries.

Emergency Service Injuries: None reported

Special Circumstances: Weather conditions made frequent rotation of personnel a necessity. The apartment was also strewn with drug paraphernalia which required extreme caution to protect personnel.

Fire Cause: Under investigation

Incident Commander: District Chief James Michael (JMICHAEL@manchesternh.gov)

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