WOODSTOCK

Second Time Within a Month a Fire Breaks Out on Woodstock Castle Property

Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association

Crews from multiple fire departments responded to a fire on the property of a castle in Woodstock on Saturday, marking the second fire on the same property within a month.

According to the Muddy Brook Fire Department, the fire broke out at a barn on Brickyard Road.

Deputy Fire Chief Travis Blair happened to be responding to a medical call nearby at the time the department had been notified and he diverted to the scene where he found the barn fully engulfed in flames.

A second alarm was called for, which requires surrounding departments be brought to the scene for help. It took crews about thirty minutes to quell the fire.

Fire officials said that the castle itself didn't catch fire and that no one was injured.

Local and state authorities working on determining what sparked the flames.

Last month, firefighters responded to a massive fire at a barn on the same property. Several fire departments from Connecticut and Massachusetts worked for several hours to extinguish that fire.

The Chris Mark Castle, named after its owner, was listed for $35 million in 2021. The castle was built in 2010. Mark, the descendent of a Chicago steel tycoon, designed the castle for his two young daughters.

The castle itself has seven floors, nine bedrooms, and seven full baths. There is even a moat outside the castle. Tucked away in a rural neighborhood, the castle overlooks a 30-acre pond.

For more information about the castle, click here.

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