Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Warner Home On Pleasant Pond: Watch
Firefighters from around Merrimack County were called to Marsh Lane on Thursday for a 2-alarm fire.
WARNER, NH — While firefighters from around the region were fighting a fire at the historic Stark Mansion in Dunbarton, another house fire was reported in Warner.
Capital region dispatch requested “all units available,” at just past 8 p.m., to head to Marsh Lane, near Pleasant Lake Estates, for a house fire. A Hopkinton engine, tanker, and ambulance were requested while Allenstown and Loudon firefighters were diverted from the Dunbarton fire. A Bradford engine and tanker also headed to the scene.
Warner police, who were at the scene first, reported the home was “fully involved,” dispatch said.
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Around 8:15 p.m., Boscawen firefighters were also sent to Warner.
When the Bradford commander arrived, they confirmed the fire and requested a second alarm. Bradford, Henniker, Hopkinton, Salisbury, Sutton, and Webster were all sent to the scene. Eversource was requested, too, due to live wires down in the driveway.
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New London firefighters were also called in for mutual aid. The commander was asked if he needed a standby ambulance, and he said he did not.
Around 9 p.m., power was shut off to the home, and firefighters continued working to control the fire. Multiple lines were laid out to attack the flames.
Firefighters began to clear from the Marsh Lane fire around 10 p.m.
News 603 posted a video of the fire on Facebook.
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