BRENTWOOD, N.H. (WHDH) - A Brentwood, New Hampshire business has been deemed a total loss after it was consumed by a fast-moving fire on Monday.
Firefighters responding to a power equipment dealership on Route 125 found heavy flames pouring out of the roof of the building.
The owner of the dealership was the first one to notice something was wrong in the repair shop, according to Brentwood Fire Chief Joseph Bird.
“He heard a bang and saw the smoke and came back over,” Bird said. “He told me he had fire just out of the showroom, between the repair area.”
The flames quickly spread, causing the fire to get so intense that crews could not go inside to fight it.
Part of Route 125 was shut down for hours as more than a dozen nearby fire departments helped contain the blaze.
The same building was deemed a total loss after it was burned in a fire 20 years ago.
The cause remains under investigation.
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