Firefighters are battling a major fire in a residential neighborhood near Keene State College in southern New Hampshire on Thursday morning.

Keene police are urging people to avoide the areas of Main Street, Baker Street, Elliott Street and Adams Street due to a structure fire on Elliot Street. They said in an update that the entire area from the Route 101 intersection at Main Street to the Marlborough Street/Winchester Street Rotary is closed.

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The Keene Sentinel said the fire broke out around 8:30 a.m. in a home on Elliott Street, a residential neighborhood across from Keene State College. They said heavy flames and smoke were seen coming from the house and police are evacuating some nearby homes.

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