Fire Displaces 15 In West Haven: Officials

WEST HAVEN, CT — Six families were displaced from their homes after a fire at a condominium complex on Coleman Street in West Haven on Wednesday night, according to officials.

The American Red Cross is providing assistance to 15 people – 11 adults and four children, officials said.

Crews from all three city fire districts responded to the fire, according to a post on the West Haven Professional Firefighters- IAFF Local 1198 union’s Facebook page.

“Arriving units encountered a large volume of fire in a condo complex which escalated to a 3rd alarm equivalent,” officials wrote in the post. “The fire was quickly brought under control by responding units preventing further spread to other apartments.”

For more information and to see photos from the fire, visit the West Haven Professional Firefighters- IAFF Local 1198 union’s Facebook page here.