Fire Destroys Second Windham Home in One Day

Less than 10 hours after a possible lightning strike sparked a fire that left a Windham home uninhabitable, another blaze broke out at 10 Forest St.

Firefighters responded to the location after receiving multiple calls and, upon arriving at the scene, found heavy fire coming from an attached garage and the top floors and roof of a 2.5-story structure.

First responders were initially led to believe that the homeowners were still inside and unaccounted for, and efforts to enter the structure were hampered due to the intensity of fire and unsafe conditions of the structure. A second alarm was called, bringing additional manpower and water to the scene.

It was later determined that no one was inside the home at the time of the fire and fire department personnel were able to speak by phone to the homeowners during the fire to confirm that no one was inside.

Departments from Derry, Salem, Pelham, Hudson, Londonderry, Litchfield, and Auburn assisted at the scene while Nashua and Hampstead provided station coverage. No injuries were reported.

The fire was brought under control in about two hours, but fire personnel remained on scene throughout the night wetting down areas and assisting with the fire investigation.

Multiple lightning strikes from thunderstorms were in the area at the time the fire broke out, and it appears that this fire was a result of lightning.