Three Left Homeless Following Early Morning Fire in West Suffield

Three adults were routed from their Mountain Road home in West Suffield when fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. Monday.

According to The American Red Cross, the agency is providing two adults help with emergency housing, food and clothing needs. A single adult is receiving help with emergency food and clothing needs, according to the agency.

No one was injured in the blaze at 3803 Mountain Road (Route 168) in West Suffield, not far from the Congamond Lakes. Firefighters from the Suffield Fire Department with assistance from departments in Massachusetts and the Southwick and East Granby departments extinguished the fire that had engulfed the home occupied by a father and son, and an adult friend staying with the family, according to WTNH.

The home was destroyed, according to the WTNH report.

Red Cross volunteers Eloise Bennett and Ginger Flynn assisted in the response to the fire, according to the Red Cross.

The full WTNH story can be found here.

Photo credit: WLLP.

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