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Multi-Alarm Residential Fire in Prospect, CT
On April 5, 2013, Prospect volunteer firefighters were dispatched to New Haven Road for a residential fire. Sitting on over 300 acres, the structure was originally a club house and restaurant, which had been converted to a luxurious home. Upon arrival fire command requested a mutual aid ladder from neighboring Cheshire, as well as an additional tanker and engine from Bethany. Crews attempted to reach the fire in the attic space of the three-story stone structure but were pushed back by intense fire and heat. Several roof ventilation attempts were made but due to the metal roof material and steep pitch they were unable to penetrate. As interior conditions
rapidly declined, evacuation tones were sounded and an exterior attack was taken up. Mutual aid was also requested from Naugatuck for an additional ladder, Beacon Falls, Wolcott, Middlebury, Thomaston, and Waterbury for additional tankers and engines to maintain the water supply and cover. It took crews several hours to bring the fire under control and they remained on scene until the next morning wetting down the hot spots. Though the fire was held to the wing of origin, that part of the home was badly damaged sustaining a roof collapse and fire and water damage on all floors. - Fire News photos by Kevin Czarzasty