Twelve people were displaced when fire broke out at a home on Irving Street in Hartford Monday.
The fire broke out around 2:18 a.m. Firefighters struck a second alarm. Officials said crews struggled due to overhead electrical wires in the area and had to use their hand lines instead of ladders.
No injuries were reported.
Officials said there is extensive damage from heavy fire on the third and second floors.
Witnesses told NBC Connecticut it looked like a huge ball of flames.
“I was scared because at that time we didn’t know if our family members got out the house yet. So we were trying to call and no one was answering the phone so we were panicking,” said Shaday Hall, who lives two doors down.
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Hall said she has family that lives on the first and second floors of the home.
Ten adults and two children have been displaced.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
