Firefighters responded to a house fire on Maple Street in Derby Monday morning.
Crews received a call about the fire in a multi-family home around 9 a.m., according to fire officials.
Arriving firefighters found heavy fire coming from the rear of the building. They were able to begin attacking the fire from the outside, before moving inside to battle the blaze, Capt. Jared Heon said.
The fire appears to have started in the area of the rear porch on the second floor, he said.
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There was no one home on the second floor but someone was home on the first floor when the fire broke out. An off-duty Derby police officer alerted that person to the fire and the person was able to get out safely.
There were no injures.
The house sustained extensive smoke and water damage and several people were displaced.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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