Firefighters rescued several people after heavy fire ripped through a unit of a multi-family house in East Hartford early Monday morning and nine people have now been displaced.
Crews were called to a four-family home on Woodlawn Circle around 12:15 a.m. and found heavy flames coming out of one of the units.
According to firefighters, the unit on the end was on fire, but nobody was home in that unit at the time of the fire. Several people were rescued from the adjoining units, they added.
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No injuries were reported.
In total, nine people were displaced and have been temporarily relocated.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire officials said there were some unusual factors that they are investigating.