Concord Monitor – Fire heavily damages home along Lake Massasecum in Bradford Tuesday afternoon

A three-alarm fire heavily damaged a home along Lake Massasecum in Bradford Tuesday afternoon.

No one was home when firefighters were called about 2:30 p.m. to 72 Massasecum Lake Road for a reported fire, the Bradford Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

First responders were met with “a large plume of black smoke” when they arrived on scene and found fire on both the first and second floors.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire before mutual aid from Sutton, Warner, New London, Hillsbory and Newbury arrived.

The home has “pretty extensive” damage, according to Bradford Fire Chief Bryan Nowell, noting that what was not damaged by the fire has either smoke or water damage.

“The temperature, between the inside and the heat, took its toll on the firefighters,” he said.