fire investigation

Fire crews worked to put out a 2-alarm fire in Hartford Sunday evening. Crews responded to the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Shultas Place. When firefighters got to the scene, a second alarm was requested at approximately 5:04 p.m. The blaze was put out less than 10 minutes later, but crews are still at the scene. No injuries were reported…

An early-morning fire has destroyed a home in East Haddam. Officials said the blaze happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Daniel Peck Road. When crews arrived, they saw a fully-involved fire. It is unknown if there are any injuries. The fire is under investigation by the state Fire Marshal’s Office.

Eight people are displaced after a fire at a multi-family home in Willimantic early Tuesday morning and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Firefighters were called to the home on the corner of North Street and Summit Street shortly before 2 a.m. after getting a report of a fire outside of the building on the porch. When…

Fire crews are working to put out a fire at a home in Guilford. Officials are asking residents to avoid the area of Broad Street and Whitfield Street. Crews say all residents are out of the home and safe. No additional information was immediately available.

Officials are investigating after a fire at a barber shop on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport Saturday afternoon. Crews said the fire was reported at Turning Heads Barbershop at 1180 Madison Ave. at approximately 12:30 p.m. When crews arrived at the scene, they said everyone inside the barber shop had already made their way outside safely. A second alarm was struck…

Fire officials are crediting smoke alarms for waking up a family in Fairfield and alerting them to an early morning fire on Tuesday. Dispatchers received a 911 call from the occupants of a home on Birchwood Drive around 4 a.m. saying there was smoke coming from their basement. When fire crews arrived, they said they found heavy smoke coming from…

Two people been transported to the hospital after a fire at a home in New London on Monday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on Blackhall Street around 5:45 a.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they said they found heavy fire conditions coming from the first floor, several windows and the front porch….

Officials have identified the woman killed during a house fire in Chester Sunday morning.

One person has died and two others are injured after a house fire in Chester on Sunday morning.

Firefighters from over a dozen fire departments battled a fire in Baltic on Sunday and officials said several acres of land were burned. Fire officials said the brush fire happened near Pautipaug Hill Road and about nine acres of land were burned. Firefighters from about 15 departments were involved in tackling the flames. Units from the Department of Energy and…

West Haven Fire officials and the state’s fire marshal are investigating what caused a deadly fire on Savin Avenue early Saturday evening. One person is dead as a result of the fire that began on the first floor of an apartment complex, and two others were taken to the hospital. Investigators said the apartment building at 711 Savin Ave. is…

Firefighters say one person is dead and two others were taken to the hospital following an apartment fire in West Haven Saturday evening.

Fire crews extinguished a house fire that spread to the building next door Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to 11 Jones Ave. at approximately 12:25 p.m. Arriving firefighters saw a fire on the second floor extending to the third. Crews said multiple hose lines were needed to extinguish the fire. Officials said the fire extended to the building next door, 306…

Fire crews are investigating after a mulch fire spread to a nearby hotel in Southington Sunday afternoon. Officials said a fire outside the Courtyard by Marriott hotel on West Street extended to the building. One room has damage to the wall on the first floor at the west side of the building, according to crews. Crews from Bristol responded to…

One half of a duplex is a total loss after a fire in Glastonbury on Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. Dispatchers said they received a 911 call around 5:51 a.m. where the caller said “Oh my god,” and then hung up. Authorities said they didn’t know what was wrong until they arrived to the home on Harris Street and…

Crews are responding to a house fire in Cromwell on Wednesday morning. Police said the fire is at a home on Botelle Manor. Authorities did not release details on the extent of the fire or how much damage there may be. No injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.

An early morning house fire in Meriden was caused by unattended cooking, according to fire crews. Officials said the fire was reported at approximately 4:40 a.m. at a home on Hobart Street. The fire was at one point a second alarm but was later contained. Crews from surroundings towns responded to the scene, according to officials. Meriden Fire Chief Ken…