Nashua Fire Rescue was dispatched for a reported building fire at 38 Royal Crest Dr. Fire was reported to be visible in a ground floor apartment. Engines 3, 2, 1, Ladder 3 and the Deputy Chief responded to the incident.

Nashua Fire Rescue arrived to locate a fire in a ground floor apartment of a 3 story garden style apartment building. A working fire was requested summoning Engine 4 and Ladder 2 to the scene. NPD was requested to block entrances to the apartment complex to allow for fire apparatus placement.

Ladder 3 forced entry into the fire apartment and quickly knocked down visible fire in a living room with a portable fire extinguisher. Searches of the apartment proved no one to be inside the apartment at that time. There was no fire extension beyond the area of origin. Companies searched the remainder of the building and no other residents were found to be in the building.

The fire was placed under control 17 minutes after initial dispatch (dispatched at 17:16, under control at 17:33).

The fire will displace 2 occupants for the night. All other occupants will be able to reoccupy the building this evening.

Nashua police assisted at the scene as did AMR ambulance service (stand by as precaution).

Was detection equipment present, did it function, and did it alert occupants
(CO / smoke detectors)? Fire was discovered by building occupant who manually activated the building fire alarm system resulting in building being evacuated.

Were suppression systems present and action taken: No sprinklers present in this occupancy.

Rescues: None.

Accomplishments: Rapid fire control with minimal damage to the occupancy.

Special challenges encountered: The apartment complex consists of a single lane vehicle access with on-street parking. This in combination with the time of the fire resulted in many residents arriving home at the same time as the incident resulting in congestion of the complex streets which had been blocked by fire apparatus