No one was injured; House destroyed

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a double fire that destroyed a two-family home in Manchester on Monday morning.

Flames could be seen from the second floor windows.

The homeowners said they bought the home at the corner of Notre Dame Avenue and Putnam Street about two months ago and are almost finished with renovations to prepare it for rental.

According to the fire department, there was one person on the first floor of the house who made it out uninjured.

“It’s surreal,” said Hilary Laquerre, one of the homeowners.

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“We bought it as an investment property. The upstairs apartment was empty,” said Marc Laquerre, one of the homeowners.

They said the first floor tenant called them around 7:15 a.m. and told them the house was on fire.

“We were here every day and worked on it. It was almost finished,” Hilary Laquerre said.

Roads around the home, which is near Catholic Medical Center, were closed as firefighters worked to contain the flames.

Firefighters said the fire, which was concentrated in the attic, was a major challenge.

“We were at full force and as I said, we had a lot of fire in the knee walls and in the attic,” said Jon Fosher, chief of the Manchester Fire Battalion. “They did a great job.”

Nobody was injured.

According to the fire department, the house was a total loss.