Fire rips through porch of Townsend Street home in Peterborough

Damage is estimated at $20,000 after a fire destroyed a porch at a Townsend St. townhouse Thursday evening. Firefighters arriving on scene at 9 p.m. found the porch engulfed in flames. The blaze was quickly put out, but not before flames damaged the inside of the home. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is unknown at this point.

• Fire rips through porch of Townsend Street townhouse in Peterborough