An Amesbury home is temporarily uninhabitable following a fire on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started around 1:30 p.m. at the three story wood frame house on Elm Street, with smoke coming from the third floor as firefighters arrived, according to Amesbury Fire Chief Kenneth E. Berkenbush. A man inside the house on the second floor was evacuated but thought another member of his family was trapped in the attic.
Firefighters began a search, but that person had actually exited the burning house on their own. Berkenbush said that the firefighter suffered burns to his hands during the search.
A family dog was rescued from the second floor, but a family cat was lost in the fire.
Most of the fire was extinguished by 1:53 p.m. and was determined to be under control by 2:05 p.m..