Crime & Safety

Meriden Fire Crew Responds To High-Rise Fire Call

The Tuesday afternoon fire was at a Willow Street complex.

MERIDEN, CT - The fire department responded to a call after a smoke alarm was tripped at at a high-rise complex Tuesday afternoon. This was related stove fire that activated a sprinkler system at the 55 Willow St. complex. The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system.

Crews remained on scene for about one hour evacuating residents, removing water from apartments on floors 1-4 and checking for associated hazards.

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