Berlin Home Leveled After Intense Inferno Sunday

BERLIN, CT — A home on Shuttle Meadow Avenue in Berlin is a "complete loss" after it burned to the ground Sunday, just three days before Christmas.

The Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, however, said no injuries were reported, despite the home's destruction, and the town's fire marshal assuming control of the investigation.

The BVFD said the blaze was located at 863 Shuttle Meadow Ave., Berlin, with early reports of the fire coming in just before 4 p.m.

"The first arriving units found a home fully involved. The house was set back from the road making access difficult," wrote the BVFD on Sunday.

"The owners were outside on arrival, no pets were inside, and no other immediate hazards were present."

Mutual aid units from New Britain and Southington fire departments assisted Berlin in battling the blaze, the BVFD said.

Newington and Wethersfield fire departments, meanwhile, provided coverage for Berlin as they battled the fire.

The BVFD said tanker shuttles were utilized to supply water and the bulk of the fire was under control by about 5 p.m. Sunday.

The American Red Cross Connecticut/Rhode Island chapter said it is assisting the occupant of the home after the fire.

The Red Cross provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup; notification of important contacts; dealing with damaged items, and more.

The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as deodorant, toothbrushes, shaving supplies and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire.