Crime & Safety
Greenwich Home Completely Destroyed By Overnight Fire
The fire broke out at a home on Locust Road after midnight.
GREENWICH, CT — Fire destroyed a Locust Road home in Greenwich early Friday morning, according to Greenwich fire officials.
The cause of the fire, which completely gutted the two-and-a-half story wood frame home, remains under investigation.
According to the Greenwich Time, water tankers and water from a nearby pond were required to help fight the blaze because the immediate area lacks fire hydrants.
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No one was in the home at the time of the fire, reports News 12 Connecticut.
Locust Rd - Eng 4 on scene 2.5 story wood frame house, fully involved. @GreenwichFirst @gwchsentinel @GreenwichTime @GreenwichPatch @GWCHFreePress @CTNotify
— Greenwich Fire L1042 (@Greenwich_Fire_) August 10, 2018
In a series of posts to her Twitter page, neighbor Meichell Snow posted pictures of the fire:
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Our neighbor’s house burned to the ground last night. It was crazy. We thought our house would catch because of the embers raining down. Thank you, @Greenwich_Fire_ pic.twitter.com/OVx2fLzaQr
— Meichell Snow (@meichells) August 10, 2018
You could see the “bones” of the house as @Greenwich_Fire_ battled to put it out. pic.twitter.com/aPtiqtQ0A9
— Meichell Snow (@meichells) August 10, 2018
It was really like a scene from a movie. @Greenwich_Fire_ @News12CT pic.twitter.com/g6QLwAT8PF
— Meichell Snow (@meichells) August 10, 2018
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