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Barn And House Fire In Dunbarton Goes To 4-Alarms: Watch
DUNBARTON, NH — Firefighters from around the capital region and central New Hampshire were sent to a 4-alarm barn and house fire in Dunbarton Thursday.
Just past 6:30 p.m., capital region dispatch began receiving calls about a building fire on Mansion Road. The witness saw the fire not far from the scene on Calebs Way.
Dispatch sent firefighters and tankers from Dunbarton, Bow, Concord, and Weare to the scene.
When the fire commander arrived, he confirmed a barn was fully engulfed in flames and requested a second alarm. Goffstown, Henniker, Hopkinton, and Weare tankers and engines were all requested. The commander said the barn was attached to the home but could not confirm at that point if the fire had spread to the house.
The fire commander requested a third alarm just before 6:45 p.m., which sent firefighters from Chichester, Concord, Henniker, Webster, New Boston, and Warner to the town. About five minutes later, a commander confirmed the fire had spread to the house.
Firefighters stretched multiple lines to extinguish the fire. The firefighters tapped tankers and also obtained water from a source on nearby Winslow Road.
Allenstown firefighters were requested for mutual aid coverage just past 7 p.m. Fifteen minutes later, Pembroke firefighters were also called to the town for mutual aid. Eversource was also requested to the home.
Around 7:30 p.m., the American Red Cross was asked to come to the scene to assist five adults and four children who were displaced due to the blaze.
About 10 minutes later, Loudon firefighters were also requested to Dunbarton for coverage.
The fire commander, acknowledging “extensive interior operations,” requested a fourth alarm at 7:45 p.m. Firefighters from Allenstown, Bedford, Bradford, Henniker, Hopkinton, and Loudon were all sent to Dunbarton. Boscawen firefighters were also requested for mutual aid.
Police were also requested to Winslow Road to stop traffic as firefighters tapped Stark Pond for water.
News 603 posted a video from the scene on Facebook.
The home was the historic Stark Mansion, built in the mid-1780s. Caleb Stark, the son of the Revolutionary War Hero General John Stark, lived in the mansion.
The cause of the fire is unknown at post time.
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