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

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

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

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

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

The home sustained “fairly significant” damage, according to Bradford Fire Chief Bryan Nowell, noting that what was not damaged by the fire was damaged by smoke or water.

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