fire investigation

A child and woman were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a spa in East Hartford Tuesday afternoon. East Hartford Police said officers and firefighters responded to 775 Silver Lane for a reported working fire at Silver Lane Spa. A child and woman were hospitalized with injuries. Police said the child suffered smoke inhalation after smelling…

Part of Route 83 in Somers has reopened after firefighters put out a blaze in the area Thursday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation said the road was closed between Route 190 and Four Bridges Road, but has since reopened. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Several fire departments responded. The scene was cleared…

Firefighters were working to put out a blaze at a Norwich home Wednesday night.

Firefighters put out a blaze on Norwich Avenue in the Taftville section of Norwich Wednesday night. A mayday was called for a firefighter who was trapped inside the home. Officials said the firefighter was safely taken out of the home and is expected to be OK. No other injuries were reported. Fire officials said the blaze extended through the roof…

One home was destroyed and several others were damaged by a fire on Mott Avenue in New London on Monday.

A fire broke out late Sunday night at an ice cream shop in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The Sandwich Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at Shipwrecked Ice Cream just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a release from the department said. Firefighters arrived to find fire visible in the back and side of the building’s exterior. The fire extended into...

Several departments responded to a house fire in Lisbon on Monday night. Firefighters were called to a home on Newent Road around 7:44 p.m. after getting a report of a fire. Heavy flames could be seen coming out of the home. In total, firefighters from 11 fire departments responded to the scene to fight the flames. Authorities have not released…

A firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a multi-family home in Stamford early Wednesday morning and the cause remains under investigation. Firefighters were called to the home on Seaview Drive around 2 a.m. They found heavy fire on all three floors of the home. Firefighters went into the home to search for anyone inside, but everyone had gotten…

A fire damaged part of a home in Westport early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to a structure fire on Island Way around 1:40 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found an exterior deck fire on the second floor of the home with extension into the wall and mechanical room. A hose line was deployed and crews said they…

An electric bus caught on fire at a bus depot in Hamden on Saturday morning and three people were transported to the hospital to be evaluated. Firefighters were called to the CT Transit Bus Depot on State Street after getting a report of an electric bus fire in the parking lot. According to fire officials, lithium ion battery fires are…

Heavy smoke poured from the Dollar General store in Oxford Monday afternoon.

Crews are investigating after a fire broke out at the Dollar General store in Oxford, causing damage to the structure. Crews responded to the Oxford Road area near Park Road just after 2 p.m. Heavy smoke was visible coming from the store. Officials put out the fire and hotspots, and have since cleared the scene. “Upon arrival [of] first units,…

A fire damaged a multi-family home in New Haven on Sunday. Firefighters were called to 248 Hallock Avenue around 9 a.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. According to firefighters, there was fire on all three floors of the building and the building was evacuated due to power lines down. In photos posted by firefighters, flames could be…

Firefighters responded to a report of a blaze at New Milford High School on Tuesday afternoon.

A fire damaged a home in Norwalk early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on Esquire Road around 6:20 a.m. Authorities said working smoke alarms awakened the occupants of the single-family home to the fire. They were able to safely exit the home and call 911. When firefighters arrived, they said they found a fire that started in…

A large fire damaged a grocery store on Ashley Street in Hartford on Monday morning.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after getting injured battling a fire at a grocery store in Hartford early Monday morning.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after getting injured battling a fire at a grocery store in Hartford early Monday morning. Officials said the fire broke out shortly before 3 a.m. at a building on Ashley Street. There is a grocery store called Sigourney Market on the first floor and vacant apartments are on the second floor. Crews at…

Two separate kitchen fires are under investigation in Norwalk on Saturday. Firefighters were called to the first fire shortly before 4 a.m. on William Street. Investigators said two adults woke up to heavy smoke and were able to escape from the home with the family cat. According to firefighters, both adults were treated for moderate smoke inhalation. Less than an…

Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a fire at a home in Watertown, officials said. Firefighters and police responded to Litchfield Road, also known at Route 63, where it intersects with Judd Farm Road, or Route 132, for a structure fire. Responding firefighters said they found heavy fire in the garage area that extended…