Firefighters Return To Smoldering Whitefield Home

Numerous people in a Whitefield home escaped a blaze that destroyed the house Tuesday, and firefighters were back at the scene on Mills Road on Wednesday morning when the flames rekindled. Whitefield Fire Chief Scott Higgins said Wednesday he was told that 8 to 10 people were at the home of Ted and Sarah Rideout when the fire started about 4 p.m. “I have an unconfirmed report of someone having a small burn on the hand or arm, but I haven’t seen them,” Higgins said. Firefighters left the scene about midnight, but came back this morning at 8 a.m. “As far as firefighting efforts, that went flawlessly thanks in big part to the mutual aid companies,” Higgins said from the site Wednesday.