Firefighters battled a fire at a mixed-use building in Milford this morning and a mother and son were among the people who managed to escape the blaze.
Fire broke out at 67 Cherry Street, a four-unit apartment building with a dentist office on Wednesday morning and the fire department received a 911 call at 6:44 a.m.
Officials said the fire started in a closet in a second-floor unit and a mother and son who were home at the time escaped. Occupants of other units were also able to get out of the building without suffering injuries.[[282416161,C]]
The unit where the fire started is uninhabitable for the time being, officials said.
There is some water damage to the dentist's office on the first floor, Brete D. Moran D.M.D., L.L.C Dental Office, but it has not been determined if the officer will open today or not.
The fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of the blaze.
