5 Displaced After Apartment Building Fire In Nashua

NASHUA, NH — Nashua fire and rescue teams were called to apartment fire on Vine Street Monday that displaced five people. The fire was reported at 11:35 a.m. in a building with four apartments. While en route, according to Deputy Chief Glen MacDonald of the Nashua Fire Department, firefighters were told one tenant might still be in the building but that turned out to be incorrect as all tenants were able to escape on their own.

"Ladder 2 arrived and reported black smoke coming from the chimney," MacDonald said. "There was also black smoke coming from the cellar windows. A working fire was called bringing Engine 6 and Ladder 1 to the scene. Engine 2 responded as the Rapid intervention Team (RIT) and an AMR ambulance also responded."

The first firefighter entered the building on the first floor as well as through a rear bulkhead door.

" The bulk of the fire was confined to the cellar," he said. "There was some fire extension into the first floor."

There were no injuries. The building was deemed uninhabitable and the Red Cross was at the scene to assist the tenants. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

"This building had properly operating smoke detectors," MacDonald added. "It alerted the occupants to the fire. Install, and maintain, working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. It could save your family’s lives."

InfoNH posted photos from the fire Monday on Facebook.

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