Barn Fire Guts Ridgefield Road Structure

The second fire in Wilton of the holiday weekend engulfed a barn connected to a home at 522 Ridgefield Road.

The fire fully engulfed the aged barn but was extinguished quickly after being reported early Monday evening. At 7 p.m. firefighters were working on the first and second levels of the charred and smoldering structure. Traffic was passing slowly along Route 33 northbound but traffic headed southbound was being diverted around the area.

Wilton Fire Chief Paul Milositz reported no injuries and no damage to the adjacent home. He said the cause of the fire had yet to be determined and the fire inspector was en route to the scene.

The residents of the $1 million house and property declined to be interviewed.

The fire was the second substantial one of the weekend, following only a few miles from the Ridgefield Road home.