Wednesday night and escaped without injury, fire officials said.

Fire broke out at 149 Young Road Belmont at 6:30 p.m., according to Gilford Fire Chief Stephen Carrier. The fire was originally thought to be in Gilford, but was found to be in Belmont, Carrier said.

Firefighters from Gilford and Laconia were dispatched to the fire. While responding, they were told there was an occupant trapped on the second floor, Carrier said.

Before they got to the scene, another phone call indicated that the occupant had been able to jump from the second floor and was out of the building.

"Obviously, the occupant that jumped was extremely lucky to get out of the building," Carrier said. "His only exit to the ground was completely engulfed in flames. He jumped from a deck, ontoa dump truck parked below to escape the flames and smoke."

Carrier said there were no other occupants in the building at the time of the fire. Investigators did not release the identity the man Wednesday night.

When firefighters arrived, a first alarm was called for, as fire was showing from the roof, the right side, and rear of the large four-unit apartment building with garages underneath.

A second alarm was requested, and then a third alarm was called for at 7:08 p.m. for additional manpower and water supply help.

Firefighters knocked down the fire on the exterior of the building and in the attic and roof areas with outside streams, and then advanced hand lines into the second and third floors to extinguish the remaining fire in the walls, floors, and