Over the years, the home was converted into an apartment building, now housing 11 apartments. AP reports that a woman summoned help with her medical alert pendant and that one woman was seen running from the building with her clothes on fire. “We had a significant volume of fire on arrival and the firefighters were able to knock that down,” Erickson said. The fire started in a front living room and was caused by discarded smoking materials. “This caused an oxygen-rich environment on the couch, which quickly ignited.”The building is owned by Gilbert Trust of Laconia.

Source: Daily Sun June 01, 2017 06:00 UTC