Firefighters Battle Brush Fire In Norwalk

NORWALK, CT — Firefighters battled a large brush fire in the tidal marsh off Wilson Avenue in South Norwalk, fire department officials announced.

The blaze was reported just after 9 p.m. and consumed an area of approximately 300 feet by 300 feet between the salt meadow and marsh, located between the SONO Ice House and Wilson Point, according to Deputy Fire Chief Edward Prescott.

"[Twelve] Firefighters stretched over 1000 feet of hose to reach the fire area and worked for an hour to bring the fire under control," wrote Prescott in a statement. "They remained on scene for another hour thoroughly wetting down and overhauling the brush. An additional Engine Company positioned itself, as a precaution, at the closest residential house downwind from the fire, in case it became threatened."

The cause of the brush fire remains under investigation by Fire inspector Phil D’Acunto.

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