Update: Hall Street Multi-Family Fire In Concord Goes To 2-Alarms

CONCORD, NH — Concord and capital region fire and rescue teams spent nearly two hours on Thursday fighting an apartment building fire on Hall Street.

Around 9:45 a.m., the Capital Area Mutual Aid Fire Compact received a call about a fire from the B unit of the building, sending many of the city’s firefighters to the house. A tenant in the building told dispatch they were evacuating. The caller reported smoke and fire inside the apartment.

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The fire commander confirmed flames were showing from the building on the first floor and called for a working fire. The commander said the fire was “rapid” from the “bravo side” of the building.

Mutual aid from Hooksett, Hopkinton, and Loudon were requested.

Police closed off most of the street as firefighters began attacking the fire. Firefighters reported what appeared to be two separate fires in the building.

Around 10:15 a.m., firefighters believed the fire was under control and most of the flames were knocked down. No one, the commander said, was in the building. However, fire was found coming from one of the eaves.

After hitting the flames with water, “heavy fire” was discovered in the attic, and the commander called for a second alarm.

The second alarm led to firefighters and EMTs being requested from Allenstown, Boscawen, Chichester, Epsom, Franklin, Manchester, and Pembroke. Bow and Weare EMTs were also sent to calls in the city.

Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm said nine people were displaced due to the fire. One was treated for smoke inhalation but did not need to be taken to the hospital.

Due to the heat, around 87 degrees, and mutual aid issues, a general alarm was sounded, calling in off-duty firefighters. He said multiple mutual aid companies could not respond due to staffing challenges.

Chisholm said three cats reportedly lived in the building at the time. One was safely removed while firefighters treated another. The third one was missing but found later.

According to the city’s online assessment database, the home, built in 1900, is a three-family building.

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