A family was forced from their home in Portsmouth after a fire broke out Friday evening.

Dispatchers received a 911 call around 4 p.m. from a neighbor who was walking by and saw flames, according to Assistant Fire Chief Howie Tighe.

Three residents and two dogs were inside at the time and didn’t realize the house was on fire. Tigue said the neighbor knocked on the door to alert them, and everyone made it out safely.

Firefighters from Portsmouth and Middletown responded to the two-story home on Bramans Lane and brought the flames under control within about 20 minutes.

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