8 Displaced by Norwalk Fire

NORWALK, CT — A total of eight people including two children were displaced after a fire at 15 Richlee Road late Monday.

Firefighters arrived and saw smoke coming from a two-car garage with flames extending to the roof line, said Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. An SUV parked inside the garage along with two vehicles parked outside were destroyed, but firefighters managed to contain the fire to the garage.

There was heat and smoke damage to the rest of the house.

A man in his 60's was sent to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation he sustained while searching for his dog.

"The dog was quickly found by firefighters and transported by family members to the Veterinary Emergency Center on West Cedar Street in Norwalk," Prescott said. The dog was scared and having some difficulty breathing, but seemed to be improving once outside."

The home was declared unfit for occupancy.

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