Massive 4-Alarm Fire Destroys Multiple Buildings In Mystic

MYSTIC, CT — A four-alarm fire destroyed multiple buildings along the Mystic River on Sunday night, according to NBC CT. Firefighters from area departments responded to the Washington Street blaze at about 9 p.m.

A multi-family home was fully on fire when crews arrived. Two fire engines established water supplies and attacked the fire.

"Multiple buildings are fully involved and a few have collapsed," Norwich Firefighters Local 892 wrote on Facebook. "Crews have numerous ladder pipes, deck guns, hand lines and a fire boat in operation."

The wind is being blamed for spreading the flames to several buildings and a couple of boats in the marina, according to NBC CT.

It is unclear if the fire resulted in any injuries.

Crews used water from the Mystic River to extinguish the fire, which grew quickly, WFSB 3-TV reported.

The Whalers Inn was evacuated due to the smoke in the air. The fire also forced nearby homes to evacuate, and power was knocked out in the neighborhood, according to The New London Day.

The Old Mystic Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post that all units had returned to the district at about 2 a.m.

The fire was the biggest in downtown Mystic since March 2000, when a blaze destroyed a commercial building on West Main Street, The New London Day reported.

No word yet on the cause of the fire.

Downtown Mystic residents Thomas and Dorothy Schrage and their families watched in disbelief from their third floor windows just a few blocks away from Seaport Marine, as flames could be seen from high above downtown buildings, fueled by the wind. And then, Dorothy Schrage said,"We prayed for rain, and the wind to die down." Not long after, she said, the winds calmed, and a heavy rain fell.

With reporting from Patch editor Ellyn Santiago.