The New Haven County State Marshal was headed to 31 Southwind Lane to evict residents in an apartment there Tuesday morning when he discovered the unit was on fire.
Firefighters responded to a reported building fire that originated from an end apartment in a four-unit condominium at about 7:09 a.m. When firefighters got there, they saw flames coming from the second-floor window. Crews attacked it "aggressively" from the inside, quickly extinguishing the blaze, fire officials said.
No one was home when State Marshal Ed DiLieto arrived and discovered the fire. The residents were facing eviction resulting from foreclosure on the home and were notified of eviction on Nov. 18, DiLieto said. Tuesday is the day they would have been forced out.
Neighbors told NBC Connecticut the couple works as therapists and were at work when this happened. No one was home at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
The occupants' cat was rescued and returned to its owners.
There was smoke and water damage.The adjoining apartment had some minor smoke damage, but the tother three units are habitable.
It's unclear at this time if fire officials are investigating this as arson.
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The fire is now under control. Firefighters stayed to put out hot spots.
The fire marshal's office responded and is investigating the cause of the fire.
