The father and child who escaped a fire that took the lives of five family members Saturday walked nearly a quarter-mile away to get help from the nearest neighbor, officials said Sunday.
"They were able to get out one way, but the rest of the family was not able to get out," said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the State Fire Marshal's Office. "The nearest neighbors were a quarter-mile away."
As of Sunday afternoon, the names of the mother and her four children had not been released. The family members died during a three-alarm fire on Richmond Road.
Emergency responders reported to the 405 Richmond Road home around 12:45 a.m. The fire was under control as of 9 a.m.
The father and child were taken to a New Hampshire hospital for treatment and have since been released.