Barry Westine, right, and his grandson Trent Briere, 16, of Springfield, Vt., look through the remains of Westine's Charlestown, N.H., home after an early morning fire destroyed it Monday, November 28, 2016. The house had three apartments and Westine's stepdaughter and three of his granddaughters lived. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Barry Westine, right, and his grandson Trent Briere, 16, of Springfield, Vt., look through the remains of Westine's Charlestown, N.H., home after an early morning fire destroyed it Monday, November 28, 2016. The house had three apartments and Westine's stepdaughter and three of his granddaughters lived. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Charlestown — A 3-unit apartment house was destroyed early this morning in a fire that residents were fortunate to escape.

Fire officials say a neighbor alerted residents to the blaze, which broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the building on Ox Brook Road, and that they narrowly escaped.

One tenant has been hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

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Posted at 11:45 a.m. For more information, see Tuesday’s Valley News.

 

Patrick O'Grady covers Claremont and Newport for the Valley News. He can be reached at pogclmt@gmail.com