Home Destroyed in Bedford Blaze

Bedford (NH) Fire Ambulance spotted a large plume of smoke coming from the area of Tumble Road. Emergency crews arrived to the entire right side of the house involved in heavy fire. Asecond alarm was immediately requested as crews stretched hose lines to keep the fire from spreading. The intense fire, combined with gusty winds, spread flames quickly throughout the attic, and interiorof the twostory house. Due to the intensity of the fire, Deputy Chief Keith

Folsom went to defensive operations and pulled all firefighters out and called a third alarm foradditional apparatus and personnel. The heavy fire was knocked down within an hour, but firefighters worked forseveral hours on overhaul. The house appeared to be a total loss, and the second floorappeared to be structurally unstable. Houses on both sides of the burning house had siding that was damaged. - Fire News photos by Jeffrey Hastings and Patrick Kerrigan