Manchester Fire and AMR responded to multiple calls for a building fire on Falls Ave Tuesday at 3:24 p.m.

On arrival they found smoke showing from a 2-story multi-unit building with fire inside of the14 Falls unit,

A working fire was declared bringing additional personnel and apparatus to the scene and mutual aid for station coverage.

No one was home in the unit where the fire occurred, and the rest of the building was evacuated as a precaution as crews worked.

Fire crews quickly knocked down the fire, and opened walls and ceilings to extinguish the remaining fire.

Firefighters were able to locate a cat and bring it to safety to the homeowner who was at the scene.

The fire is under investigation, but at this time there is nothing to indicate it as suspicious. It appears it was a possible malfunction of an appliance.

The resident of the fire unit will not be able to return to the unit until substantial repairs are made. Manchester Housing Authority who manages the property is making accommodations for the resident.

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