A 25-year-old man was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at his home on Theresa Road in Manchester on Friday morning.
The fire department responded to the two-story home at 61 Theresa Road at 9:41 a.m. and found 25-year-old Joseph Ventura in his driveway, on his hands and knees. He was transported to Manchester Memorial Hospital and said his injuries are not life-threatening.
Ventura told authorities he'd heard an explosion in the basement and found heavy smoke in the two-car garage.
Two cats in the home were rescued and will need to be evaluated by a veterinarian.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway, but the home has been deemed uninhabitable.
Fire officials said Ventura had trouble getting out of his home because of snow in front of the door. The high snowbanks, as well as a -10 degree wind chill factor hampered work for the firefighters, a report from the department says.
Ventura and the cats are recovering, officials said.
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A second resident was not home at the time of the fire.
