Fire Destroys Condo Units In Middletown, Alarm System Praised

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A fire ripped through a condominium complex in Middletown early Thursday morning and left several people displaced and a half-dozen units wrecked completely, Westfield Fire Department officials said.

In the same breath, the department's deputy chief praised the alarm system at the Pepper Mill Village condos on Burgundy Hill Lane, which recently underwent an extensive inspection.

"Everyone was able to get out safely and that means the alarm system worked the way it is supposed to work," Westfield FD Assistant Chief Phil Coco told Patch. "It saved everybody."

The fire broke out at 3:55 a.m. and spread rapidly. Coco said six housing units were completely "destroyed" and three more were left uninhabitable. He said nine units can eventually be occupied.

The American Red Cross was reporting that ten families – 15 adults and five children — were displaced.

The exact cause of the blaze is being investigated by the Westfield Fire Marshal's Office and state police, Coco said.

No injuries were reported.