Crime & Safety

Early Morning Blaze Impacts West Hartford Traffic

The incident briefly caused morning commuters some traffic headaches, but the situation appears over.

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Traffic in one local neighborhood wa briefly impacted after authorities closed a town road so firefighters could battle a small house fire.

According to the West Hartford Police Department, Nesbit Avenue has been reopened this morning aftering being closed just before 7 a.m.

Police said Nesbit was closed in both directions from Park Road to Richard Street, but that is now no longer the case.

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West Hartford Firefighters Local 1241 called the fire an "early morning structure fire," in a Facebook post this morning.

Firefighters said the blaze was brought under control and the home was unoccupied.

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