3+ Alarms in Hartford

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIREFIGHTERS HAD THEIR FIRST MULTI-ALARM BLAZE last night (Wednesday). Around 5 pm a fire was reported in the ceiling of a 3rd-floor apartment in a 4-story building. The sprawling, brick building has 160 apartments in it and all of them were required to be evacuated as the fire raced through the ceiling voids and burned the roof rafters of the 125-ft. x 350-ft. complex.

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Approximately 170 residents were displaced and will not be permitted back into the severely damaged building. The fire is believed to have been sparked by a faulty bathroom exhaust fan, but investigations are continuing today.

WTNH-TV Ch. 8 has this video report:

Every firefighter in the city was engaged in the attack while five mutual-aid departments filled in the city stations for coverage. It took the HFD three hours to knock down the blaze.

The only injury reported was for a firefighter who slipped on the ice.

WFSB-TV has more details and additional video HERE.
The Hartford Courant has the STORY.

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