Naugatuck Authorities Investigating Mysterious ‘Loud Explosion' Reported

Naugatuck police have received a lot of inquiries about a "loud explosion" residents heard and felt on the night of Thanksgiving.

Naugatuck police and firefighters responded to New Haven Road near Cross Point Plaza and J&M Auto to investigate reports of an explosion that many residents had reported hearing between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on Thursday. Police received four to five 911 calls about it.

Witnesses told police they saw smoke in the area.

While police didn't find obvious signs of an explosion, however the information received points to that area as the site of "some sort of explosion."

Nothing was damaged in the reported explosion.

The Naugatuck Fire Department is handling the investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Naugatuck police or the fire department.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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