Fire Marshal Investigating House Fire In Derby

A photo from the fire taken from the Ansonia Fire Department Facebook page.

DERBY — The fire marshal’s office is investigating what caused a house fire on Roosevelt Drive Friday morning.

Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at Roosevelt Drive and Buckingham Road at 2:57 a.m. Dec. 6, according to a Facebook post from the Derby Fire Department.

The initial call reported a garage fire. The first units on scene confirmed there was a fire and saw heavy smoke coming from the house.

Ansonia and Shelton firefighters were called to the scene.

There was no word on injuries. Firefighters were on scene for about two hours.

The Red Cross was contacted because the home isn’t habitable.

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