No one hurt in Plymouth residential fire

PLYMOUTH — No one was injured in a residential fire last Wednesday, according to the Plymouth Fire Department. 

Plymouth Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a fire at 38 Pleasant St. at 10:46 p.m., according to a media release. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered “heavy fire” on the the first floor of the building and requested additional personnel. The seven people and two dogs who called the residence home managed to extract themselves from the building before calling the department.

Once each occupant was accounted for, the department quenched the fire. The heaviest damage was contained to the exterior and first floor of the building. There was smoke and water damage throughout the home.

“Had the occupants not been alerted to the fire by a family member and working smoke detection, and had they not evacuated the building and notified the department as quickly as they did, this fire could have had a devastating outcome,” said Plymouth Fire Chief Tom Morrison. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the state Fire Marshal's Office.

Departments from Ashland, Bristol, Campton-Thornton, Center Harbor, Holderness, Meredith, Rumney, Tilton-Northfield, Wentworth and Waterville Valley assisted, Morrison wrote in the release. The Woodstock Fire Department and the Linwood AmbulanceService provided coverage at the Plymouth Fire Station.

The NH Electric Cooperative, Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District and the American Red Cross all provided assistance on scene.