On august 20th around 1930 in the evening, laconia and gilford companies were toned to a reported building fire in a three story building on messer st. first crews on the scene reported smoke showing from the roof, and struck a working fire. All hands went to work and located the fire in the attic space. Gilfords engine 2 took the hydrant at the end of the street, and supplied laconias engine. the fire was under control in about fourty minutes, and engine 2 returned home soon after that, only to run a MVA roll over a short time later, and med calls throughout the night.