Byline: Manchester Fire Department

Two fire trucks collided responding to this fire call.

Funeral arrangements will be announced when available.

It took rescuers about 10 minutes to extricate the woman’s leg from the hole.

One firefighter suffered a minor hand injury.

Stairways leading up from the basement were obstructed by improperly-stored items.

The health department is working with the cafe to help them reopen after a fire shut down operations.

Downtown fire crews were busy on North Street when a second fire call came in on Manchester Street.

The home is uninhabitable, and the Red Cross is working with the family to make other arrangements.

A cat was treated at a local vet for respiratory distress and is expected to recover.

An early-morning fire left significant damage to a duplex on Merrow Street Sunday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

No injuries were reported.

Fire officials urge home owners to have heaters serviced annually and install a CO detector.

The woman was cut from the wreckage and transported with non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.

A porch fire Thursday evening on Maryland Avenue caused extensive damage.

The building needed to be evacuated and cleared for an hour. Damage is estimated at $10,000.

A porch fire at a multi-family on Brook Street was caused by careless disposal of smoking material into a flower planter, fire officials said. 

Extreme heat conditions took a toll on firefighters, according to District Chief Mike Gamache.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire caused by an overheated remote control car charger.