Fire in Alton

[pjard]

Does anyone know where exactly the fire is in Alton?

[ishoot308]

Somewhere right along the bay. Route 11 is completely closed from Gilford to the bay.

[wifi]

301 Mt Major Highway, I think it was a rekindle

[riverat]

Originally Posted by pjard

Does anyone know where exactly the fire is in Alton?

WMUR reports this much info on their website




ALTON, N.H. —A portion of Route 11 was closed Wednesday morning while crews battled a house fire along the shore of Alton Bay.


Authorities said the road was shut down from Gilford to Route 11 D in Alton.

Crews were called to the scene twice overnight, and were still working to knock down the flames as of 5:45 a.m.


Read more: http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/rou...#ixzz2lqSKpVnW

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

Originally Posted by wifi

301 Mt Major Highway, I think it was a rekindle

Not many things more embarrassing in the fire service than going to the same fire twice. Hopefully everyone stays safe.

[Chaselady]

Maybe this rain will help.

[Just Sold]

Originally Posted by wifi

301 Mt Major Highway, I think it was a rekindle

That would be next to the Mt Major Self Storage Facility at 305 opposite Keewayden Drive
and next to the Precious Gardens which is at 317. If that is correct - Ch 9 is reporting Rt 11 from the Gilford line to 11D is closed which is a totally different location.

[nhboat61]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Not many things more embarrassing in the fire service than going to the same fire twice. Hopefully everyone stays safe.

I agree... the ribbing you get from other departments, let alone the public hurts.

I know, been there.

[upthesaukee]

I was listening to the scanner last night when the call came in.

Address was 3001 Mount Major Highway. Equipment responding staged at Minge cove rd.

Rte 11 is closed between rte 11D and rte 11A.

I believe that the structure is the house on the left when heading westbound that sells honey and maple sugar products, just after the left hand curve beyond Minge Cove Rd.

[Lakeboater]

I don't think that there is a 3001 Mt Major Hwy in Alton. 1600 is around Anniversary Hill.
Maybe 1301 was the address? But generally odd numbers are on the right hand side coming from the center of a town/city so that wouldn't work.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

I was listening to the scanner last night when the call came in.

Address was 3001 Mount Major Highway. Equipment responding staged at Minge cove rd.

Rte 11 is closed between rte 11D and rte 11A.

I believe that the structure is the house on the left when heading westbound that sells honey and maple sugar products, just after the left hand curve beyond Minge Cove Rd.

That is the location about 1/2 mile south of 11A on the narrow section of road, we just went by. Don't know about the street # but it is the place that sells maple syrup. Old house on a narrow section of road.

Barn burned,looks like they saved the house. Still a truck there to make sure it is really out.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Not many things more embarrassing in the fire service than going to the same fire twice. Hopefully everyone stays safe.

Yup....if you are in the fire service long enough, it eventually happens. Been there done that too....

[upthesaukee]

1301 Mt Major highway

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Lakeboater

I don't think that there is a 3001 Mt Major Hwy in Alton. 1600 is around Anniversary Hill.
Maybe 1301 was the address? But generally odd numbers are on the right hand side coming from the center of a town/city so that wouldn't work.

Going away from the Center of town, virtually all streets in Alton are numbered outbound, with the odd numbers on the left. Alton Bay PO is #5, and Woodland Tavern is 1602. On my road, odd on the left as well. In fact, when E911 came in, we had to change from 297 to a higher number and even, as we are on the right side outbound.

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Yup....if you are in the fire service long enough, it eventually happens. Been there done that too....

Especially if your group was the original companies responding to the job, you declare "all out" and return. The next group comes on and responds to the same structure to mop up your mistake and look like the boobs that failed to put out hot spots.
At that point you tend to get some crap from the other 3 groups...soon enough somebody else screws up and you're off the hook. As long as nobody gets hurt on the rekindle it's something you can constructively criticize and later chuckle about.

[Lakeboater]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Going away from the Center of town, virtually all streets in Alton are numbered outbound, with the odd numbers on the left. Alton Bay PO is #5, and Woodland Tavern is 1602. On my road, odd on the left as well. In fact, when E911 came in, we had to change from 297 to a higher number and even, as we are on the right side outbound.

In the towns that I am familiar with in the metro Boston area, as in Meredith, the odd numbered houses/businesses are on the right hand side going away from the center.

[Coolbreeze]

In this case, it was just follow the smoke.

[rkwasson]

It is my property, and the small rental house was the one that burned.

[upthesaukee]

Obviously, a very stubborn fire.

Glad no one was hurt, and of course property can be rebuilt.

Thanks for clarifying.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by rkwasson

It is my property, and the small rental house was the one that burned.

I went by and thought it a barn. Later my more observant wife went by and reported that is looked more like a cabin. After a later trip by she reported than the remains are down and pushed into a pile.

Sorry for your loss, hope no one was hurt. Must have been real scary for all involved.

BTW your maple syrup is first class, maybe folk should stop by and give it a try.

[Slickcraft]

More info today at Foster's:

Fire destroys home, kills pets on day before Thanksgiving

By Mikaela K. Reynolds
mreynolds@fosters.com
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

ALTON — Just hours after firefighters put out a small bedroom fire that did minor damage, a home went up in flames again, killing pets and displacing a family on the day before Thanksgiving.

At 12:28 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene of a reported fire at 1301 Mount Major Highway. There they found a small fire in a bedroom with the mattress and nearby items burning. The fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared by 2:30 a.m., with some crews remaining until after 3 a.m.

But by 4:30 a.m., officials were called back to the scene for a fully involved fire. Route 11 to 11D in Alton were closed as firefighters battled the blaze. Chief Scott Williams said the fire consumed the home, describing it as a “total loss.”

Williams didn't know the cause of the second fire but didn't believe it was a result of the initial blaze.

“I feel confident that it was an extinguished fire,” he said of the first blaze. He said crews spent hours overhauling the scene and used a thermal imaging camera to confirm all hot spots had been addressed.

Though a cause for the initial fire was not determined, officials said residents of the home reported that one resident had a cigarette. Williams would not rule that out as a possible cause.

Local firefighters, with the help of crews from Farmington and New Durham, extinguished the second fire and called in the State Fire Marshal's Office to conduct an investigation. Williams said he could not comment on why the fire marshal was called.

The residents of the home let their pet dog and cat out during the first fire, but let them back in afterward. Both animals were in the home when the second fire began and perished during the blaze. The family of two adults and one child were uninjured and are now staying at a nearby home.

The State Fire Marshal's Office was expected to investigate the fire most of today.

[riverat]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

More info today at Foster's:

Very sad, we are sorry for your loss of your beloved pets.

[salty dog]

Originally Posted by rkwasson

It is my property, and the small rental house was the one that burned.

Very sorry for the loss of both property and pets. Very disheartening at any time of the year but especially during the holidays. Glad there were no other injuries.

[MaidenCove07]

Originally Posted by rkwasson

It is my property, and the small rental house was the one that burned.

So sorry for your loss........