Concord Battles Vacant Building Fire
Photo by Jay Heath A Concord firefighter works to extinguish hot spots on the second floor.
Photo by Jay Heath City firefighters make there way into the vacant house to knock down the fire extending to the second and third floors.
Photo by Jay Heath A Concord Engine 5 Lieut calls for water to knock down fire on the first floor.
Photo by Jay Heath Concord Tower 1 opens up along the roof line.
Photo by Jay Heath The city's new Engine 4 gets broken in with its first working fire.
Photo by Jay Heath First due crews take a break after the fire was knocked down,
CONCORD, NH - City Firefighters had their hands full with a wind-driven two-alarm fire early Sunday evening, March 27th. Concord FAO started to receive calls for a building on fire at 8:08 P.M. at the State Hospital grounds off Pleasant Street. The city dispatched all Concord companies and a working fire was transmitted right away, as heavy fire could be seen from the three-story house that was vacant and under renovations. Flames from outside the building reached the second floor and traveled through the walls. A second-alarm was transmitted as gusts of wind made the fire more difficult to extinguish. The fire did extend to the third floor before crews brought it under control at 9:11 P.M. No one was injured, and the NH State Fire Marshal's Office was called to the scene to start an investigation.
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