No one was injured after a four-alarm fire in Salisbury, according to Salisbury Fire Chief John Tull.
Firefighters responded to the fire on 2nd Street in Salisbury Saturday afternoon, when Wendy Pike and her family walked outside to see their workshop and garage up in flames and smoke.
"We were just sitting in the house and somebody’s like, 'Your garage is on fire,'" Pike said.
Pike said a couple strangers had seen the fire, and told them to get out.
"I just thank God the couple driving by, her name is Grace and David, and I said, 'Thank god for Grace,' and we’re gonna need more grace to get through this," Pike said.
The Hampton, New Hampshire Fire Department tweeted they were among the multiple towns called in to help, providing mutual aid during the structure fire.
As the fire escalated to four alarms, Tull said it wasn't easy to put out.
"The first arriving crew had quite a problem on their hands," Tull said. "They had very heavy volume of fire, very limited staffing and quite a distance for water supply, so a lot of challenges to overcome."
Pike said her family has lived at the home for generations, and her husband is the Salisbury harbormaster, always doing work in the garage.
"He grew up in this house, a lot of memories for him," Pike said. "It's gonna be tough."
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Tull said no one was injured, and fire officials say it started with an explosion in the garage before spreading to the home.
"Everybody’s okay," Pike said. "We’re just grateful to be out and we can always replace this stuff."
Investigators are now looking into what caused the explosion that sparked the flames.