MANCHESTER, NH - July 24, 2025 - A 2-alarm fire at 132 Alsace Street left a man with burns, and significant damage to a 3-story building and collateral damage to the adjacent building.

Manchester Fire received calls for a building fire just before 5 P.M. on Thursday. The first firefighters arrived within minutes and had fire on the second and third floor porches. A working fire was immediately requested bringing additional apparatus and firefighters.

Due to the fire spreading quickly to the attic, extreme heat and threatening adjacent structures a second alarm was requested.

A man who was home at the time of the fire was transported to Catholic Medical Center and then flown to a Boston hospital with serious burns and smoke inhalation.

Firefighters knocked down the fire on the porches quickly, the fire had spread into the ceiling of the third floor and attic which hampered access.

Crews battled the fire inside and warned to stay away from the third floor porch was structurally unsafe.

Manchester Fire Truck 1 cut holes in the roof to access the fire in the attic. At one point the ladder truck had to pull back due to the extreme heat.

Crews battled active fire for about 30 minutes, and had extensive overhaul pulling ceilings and opening up walls.

AMR ambulance crews provided water to the firefighters and evaluated them for heat exposure. One firefighter had a minor cut on his hand, but it appeared no other firefighters injuries were injured.

The fire is under investigation by the Manchester Fire Marshal’s Office. At this time the cause has not officially been released but it appears the fire started on the third floor porch.

Battalion Chief Ken Proulx said the heat was tough on the crews, and there were almost 40 firefighters at the scene. Only two engines in Manchester’s Fleet were not at the scene. Multiple cities and towns provided mutual aid for station coverage.

The occupants of 132 Alsace are displaced from their apartments. The residents of the a