ALTON — Fire companies from throughout the Lakes Region battled a three-alarm fire on Loon Cove Road in Alton Bay on Tuesday afternoon.
The first firefighters were sent to the scene at 1:41 p.m., according to posting on the website of Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association, which dispatches fire and medical aid calls throughout central New Hampshire.
Personnel and equipment were sent from several communities around Alton, including Laconia, Gilford, Gilmanton, and even Rochester.
Loon Cove Road is located about 2 1/2 miles west of the main part of Alton Bay.
It was not clear as of press time whether anyone was injured in the fire, or what the cause might have been.
– Michael Mortensen
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