Tractor-Trailer Fire Investigated As Arson In North Haven: Officials

NORTH HAVEN, CT — A fire involving several trucks late Friday night in North Haven is being investigated as arson, according to officials.

Firefighters responded to Powdered Metal Drive around 11:30 p.m. on May 6 on the report of an explosion with visible fire, according to fire officials.

Officials said the original 911 call was reported by a resident on Frost Drive. Firefighters arrived at a business and found a tractor-trailer fully involved with fire, according to officials.

“The preliminary investigation revealed several other trucks nearby were lit on fire and/or doused with a flammable substance,” officials wrote in a post on the North Haven Fire Department’s Facebook page. “The North Haven Fire Department is investigating this incident as an arson case along with the North Haven Police Department.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the North Haven Fire Department at 203-239-5321. Callers can remain anonymous.

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