House Fire Displaces 5 In Stratford: Officials

STRATFORD, CT — Five people were displaced from their home after a fire Monday morning in Stratford, according to officials.

Crews responded around 8 a.m. to 60-62 Park Street for a reported structure fire, according to Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal Robert Daniel. Overall, 22 firefighters responded to the scene.

“On arrival, heavy fire was visible on the exterior wrap around porch and roof of the two-family structure, and fire was rapidly extending up the exterior entering the attic,” Daniel wrote in a news release.

Daniel said the fire was under control in about 30 minutes “in part to an aggressive coordination of fire attack and roof ventilation.”

Members of the Bridgeport Fire Department assisted at the scene, and Milford firefighters provided mutual aid station coverage during the incident.

One adult resident was home on the second floor at the time of the fire, according to Daniel.

There were no injuries reported during the incident, Daniel said.

Four adults and one child have been displaced by the fire, and Daniel said the Red Cross is assisting as the “structure is not habitable.”

“The origin and cause of this fire is under investigation by The Stratford Fire Marshal’s office and appears accidental at this time,” Daniel wrote.