UPDATE: Milford Firefighters Rescue Cat in a Condo Fire

UPDATE, 4 P.M.

The Milford Fire Department responded to 31 Southwind Lane for a reported building fire in an end unit of a four unit condominium at 7:09 am, said Gregory Carman, a Fire Department Captain.

Upon arrival, fire was seen coming from the second floor windows and crews began an aggressive interior attack, he said.

The fire was quickly extinguished and was contained to the second floor of the unit which received extensive fire damage, Carman said.

There was some smoke and water damage to the first floor of the unit. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire and there were no injuries reported to any of the fire department personnel.

The occupant’s pet cat was rescued and returned to its owners, Carman said. The adjoining unit did receive some minor smoke damage, but all three of the units are habitable.

The Fire Marshal’s office is on scene and beginning their investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

Original post: A condo fire at 31 Southwind Lane in Milford is under control and out as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, NBC Connecticut reports.

But the circumstances surrounding the fire are unique. A New Haven County State Marshal was on his way to evict residents living in that same unit on Tuesday morning when he noticed that unit was on fire, NBC CT reports.

No one was at home at the time of the blaze, but the report notes it was the occupants last day to leave their home according to the eviction process.

Read the full NBC CT report here.