An Under-Construction House Caught Fire Late Tuesday Night

EAST HAVEN, CT — An under-construction Laurel Street house with no one inside caught fire Tuesday night, Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli confirmed.

The fire, reported just before 11 p.m., was largely exterior and included an attached garage. Marcarelli said there was "substantial damage to the exterior of the garage and into the rafters of the garage," but he added that it is "still habitable."

Firefighters knocked down the fire in the two-and-a-half story house at 318 Laurel Street in around 15 minutes.

Marcarelli said the fire is under investigation.