The American Red Cross is helping nine families who were displaced after a three-alarm fire at a condo complex in New Haven Monday.
The fire was reported at the Harbour Landing complex at 99 Harbor Close and arriving crews found a fire on the roof and heavy smoke, according to tweets by the New Haven Fire Department.
Deputy Director of New haven Emergency Operations Center, Rick Fontana, said 13 condo units were affected and nine condo units were destroyed. The building is likely a total loss, he added.
One resident, Elaine Cooper, pulled the fire alarm.
"To see it accelerate- even more and more- and see flames coming out of the roof," Cooper said. "That's scary."
Cooper's unit was not damaged, but she was still impacted.
"There's never a good time, but this is really emotional."
The Red Cross reports that they are assisting nine families – 20 adults and one child. Many of those displaced stayed at a hotel in Orange on Monday night.
No life-threatening injuries were reported. Fontana said one firefighter was cut by shards of glass and two residents suffered some smoke inhalation.
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Two other buildings in the complex were not damaged and residents of those buildings have been allowed back inside with their power restored.
