Concord Fire Sent To Rumford Street

CONCORD, NH — Concord Fire and Rescue teams were sent to a multi-family unit on Rumford Street for a report of smoke coming from an apartment this afternoon, according to alerts online. NH Fire Alarm reported that smoke was reportedly seen from an apartment when firefighters arrived to 74 Rumford St., according to the post on Twitter at around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, 2017. Firefighters were seen at the scene and officials from Concord Housing Authority were also speaking to firefighters, according to scanner chatter.

Concord Fire Chief Dan Andrus reported that the fire was caused by an oven in one of the apartments.

NewsCam 603 caught the firefighters arriving at the scene.

Police had the street between Washington and Centre blocked off. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The building was a notorious drug den not that long ago with all kinds of alleged mayhem going on. But neighbors, who were outside watching the firefighters as well as returning home from work, said things had really settled down since the housing authority bought the building.