NASHUA, N.H.
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Fire marshals are looking into what started a large apartment building fire in Nashua.
Fire officials said the three-alarm fire erupted around 5 a.m. Saturday on Chestnut Street.
"We had heavy smoke showing. There was a report of people still in the building," Deputy Fire Chief Steven Galipeau said.
Fire officials said they worked quickly to make sure everyone made it out of the building.
"They woke me up. My son hollered at me that the building is on fire," fire victim Anna Frost said.
Frost said she was not injured in the fire, but her cat is still missing.
It was not immediately known how many people live in the two-story building but firefighters said three people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. One firefighter was treated as well.
Fire officials said they lost the use of one of their fire trucks when a power cable that had been melted fell on the truck, charging it with electricity.
Firefighters said the flames started spreading to a nearby home causing some minor damage.
"It could've been a lot worse. If the wind had been howling, who knows where it could've gone from there," Galipeau said.
Galipeau said he is crediting his crew with keeping the flames from spreading and causing more destruction.
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