Monroe Firefighters Battle Blaze at Industrial Facility

MONROE, CT — Firefighters responded to an industrial fire last week.

Around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Stevenson and Monroe firefighters were called to an activated fire alarm at 1480 Monroe Turnpike, the location of a metal finishing industrial facility.

First responders found the building was full of a haze and given the chemicals stored within the facility, additional firefighters from Stepney and Shelton were called to the scene. Also called in were the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team, Monroe Fire Marshal's Office, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and additional EMS units as a precaution.

The firefighters discovered that the source was a broken freon pipe. The building was then ventilated by firefighters using smoke ejectors.