Fire Damages Trumbull Commercial Building

A portion of 30 Lindeman Drive was damaged by a blaze Thursday but firefighters prevented it from spreading, said Trumbull Center Fire Chief Ed Gratrix.

The cause is suspected to be electrical, said Deputy Fire Marshal Alex Rauso.

"Fire yesterday was significant but early detection and fire service
arrivival prevented a much larger fire," Gratrix said.  "It was reported as smoke coming from the building and fire personnel arriving reported active fire in the rear of a maintenance facility owned by RD Scinto.

"The end-most section which was involved in the fire, contained
maintenance supplies, work benches as well as two service vehicles," he added.

Fire damage involved several work benches, storage shelving, part of
the rear wall as well as a section of the roof, according to the chief.

Water, heat and smoke damage was extensive in the first two bays while
smoke damage extended throughout the entire facility, Gratrix said.

, and fire departments handled the
incident with five apparatus and a total of 25 personnel on scene.

The call came in at 10:49 a.m. and the first unit arrived on scene at
11:51 a.m. The fire was declared under control at 11:33 a.m. with another hour
of operations and fire marshal investigation.

There were no injuries of occupants or firefighters, Gratrix said.

Cause is under investigation by FM office. (you need to contact Alex
or Meghan for that)