Fire Damages Manchester Home

Over this past weekend, Manchester Fire-Rescue responded to a structural fire on West Coffee St. When crews arrived on scene they discovered a kitchen fire inside the residence. Crews attacked the fire quickly and were able to extinguish in a short amount of time.
Firemen performed salvage and overhaul operations and during overhaul operations discovered the fire had gotten into one of the walls adjacent to the kitchen. This secondary fire was extinguished and the scene was turned over to 1800 Board Up personnel.
Manchester Fire Chief George Chambers said as always this was a joint effort with his department, Manchester Police and Coffee County EMS all providing great assistance to personnel on the scene. No one was seriously injured during the incident, one person was transported for minor smoke inhalation issues