Three firefighters were injured Thursday battling a four-alarm blaze in a Keene home near the campus of Keene State College, officials said.

Keene firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at 20 Elliot St. around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Reports and images on social media show heavy flames and thick smoke coming from the house.

The Keene Fire Department said the fire was “substantially under control at this time” as of 10:50 a.m. Three firefighters were transported to Cheshire Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Crews were expected to remain on the scene “as lingering flames and similar risks require attention,” fire officials said in a news release. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire will be conducted.

“The mutual aid response of

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