Fire Breaks Out At Popular Greenwich Pizzeria: FD

GREENWICH, CT — Crews worked to extinguish a fire that broke out at a Greenwich pizzeria Monday night after receiving a tip from an alert police officer on patrol. According to Lt. John Slusarz, officer Brian Andronaco noticed smoke in the Cos Cob area of town around 11 p.m.

Andronaco was able to trace the source of the smoke to 522 East Putnam Avenue, which houses Pizza Post, Gofer Ice Cream and several other businesses and offices. He quickly alerted the fire department, who immediately sent crews to the building.

The fire was located on the first floor but "rapidly spread" to the second floor and through the roof, firefighters said on Facebook. Through hard work, crews were eventually able to bring the fire under control.

The Fire Marshal's Division is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

The businesses will not open Tuesday as the cause of the fire is investigated, the Greenwich Time reports. Though the damage to the building was extensive, no one was inside the building when firefighters arrived and no one was injured as a result of the blaze.

Pizza Post is a decades-old family business, owned and operated by brothers Joe and Matt Criscuolo. According to their website, the pizzeria has been "a labor of love for food, passed down through the family's legacy of serving fine food in an environment that offers a quaint, relaxed setting for you and yours to enjoy any day or night of the week."