2-Alarm Fire Destroys Pembroke Home: Watch

PEMBROKE, NH — Capital region firefighters were kept busy with a house fire in Pembroke on Monday.

At 11:20 p.m., Pembroke firefighters were sent to Borough Road for a fire at a single-family home. Capital Region fire dispatch also sent firefighters from Allenstown, Canterbury, Concord, and Hooksett as well as the Tri-Town Ambulance to assist. Dispatch said while all the occupants had self-evacuated from the two-story Ranch, there were animals still inside. A homeowner reported a fire coming from the back of the building.

When the battalion commander arrived, he said the fire was "well-involved" and requested a second alarm. Dispatch then requested more firefighters from Epsom, Loudon, Hopkinton, and Hooksett to assist with the fire as well as mutual aid, covering the town.

After more firefighters arrived, the commander requested teams draw water from a nearby pond on the property to douse the fire.

Later, Pembroke recalled firefighters to come in to work to assist.

Two patients were also taken to Concord Hospital.

NEWS 603 posted a video of the fire on YouTube.com.

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Pembroke firefighters are still at the home investigating the cause of the fire. The cause is unknown at post time.

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