Investigation Underway In Montville Fire

MONTVILLE, CT—Fire marshals are investigating a suspicious fire that "severely injured" one person and drew firefighters from around the region to battle. The late Thursday night house fire at 800 Route 163 was a two-alarm blaze, said Oakdale Fire Department officials. When responders arrived they found "heavy fire."

One firefighter suffered an electrical shock while "battling the fire" but was reported by Oakdale Fire to be "ok."

On a Facebook post about the blaze, a number of local residents commented that the house has appeared for years as abandoned and one wrote she has in more than a decade only once seen a vehicle parked at the house and "just recently at night candles were illuminated in the windows..."

Oakdale Fire said the fire is currently under investigation by the Montville and the State Fire Marshals offices.

The seriously injured person has not been identified nor their condition.

In addition to the Oakdale Fire Department, the Montville, Mohegan, and Chesterfield Fire department's responded. They were assisted by "mutual aid partners," including Garnder Lake, Salem, East Great Plains, Mohegan Tribal, and City of Norwich fire departments and Kanteen 1.