Fire Seriously Damages Apartment In Stratford

STRATFORD, CT — A family returned home late Sunday night to find firefighters extinguishing a fire in their apartment and all of their belongings ruined, according to officials. Crews responded to a fire on the top floor of the Deerfield Woods Condominiums, located at 3699 Broadbridge Avenue, at about 10:30 p.m. The fire was found in a bedroom of the third-floor apartment that caused extensive damage throughout the unit, according to Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Brian Lampart.

“Under the command of Assistant Chief Reitmeyer, the firefighters were able to contain the fire, limit the smoke damage to one section of the third floor and maintain control at the building of 100 units,” Lampart said in a press release. “The damaged apartment is home to a mother/daughter and was not occupied at the time of the incident but the tenants did return home during extinguishment to find their belongings ruined.”

No injuries were reported as of Monday morning and cleanup crews had already been requested by the Management Company to restore all the common areas of the building, according to Lampart.

The Stratford Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire. Both Bridgeport and Milford Fire Departments provided station coverage during the incident and the Red Cross was on scene to provide assistance and/or relocation to the occupants of the damaged unit, Lampart said.

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