Flames tore through a storage building Thursday in Wilmot, but no one was hurt, officials said.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThe fire swept through a warehouse used by FloorCraft, a family-owned flooring store that has been in the town for more than 27 years. The fire did not reach the company’s main building.Investigators said no one was inside when the fire was reported about 1 p.m.Firefighters from surrounding communities responded to the four-alarm fire.”The response from all of our mutual aid companies was amazing, and obviously in an event like this, you need to pull resources from all over, and they responded in force,” said Fire Chief Sean Cushing.Route 11 was reduced to one lane as crews fought the fire. Crews applied sand to the road to deal with possible ice caused by the water used by firefighters.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Flames tore through a storage building Thursday in Wilmot, but no one was hurt, officials said.
The fire swept through a warehouse used by FloorCraft, a family-owned flooring store that has been in the town for more than 27 years. The fire did not reach the company’s main building.
Investigators said no one was inside when the fire was reported about 1 p.m.
Firefighters from surrounding communities responded to the four-alarm fire.
“The response from all of our mutual aid companies was amazing, and obviously in an event like this, you need to pull resources from all over, and they responded in force,” said Fire Chief Sean Cushing.
Route 11 was reduced to one lane as crews fought the fire. Crews applied sand to the road to deal with possible ice caused by the water used by firefighters.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
