Human remains were found in the garage that burned overnight on Davis Road in Seymour, the town’s fire marshal said Wednesday morning.
“We have uncovered the remains of a human being,” Seymour Fire Marshal Paul Wetowitz said.
Authorities have not identified the body, including whether it is male or female.
The body was found inside the garage, but not in a car within the garage, Wetowitz said.
The state medical examiner removed the remains at about 11:15 a.m.
Seymour detectives, state fire marshals and a state prosecutor are all at the scene. Dogs trained to sniff out accelerants are also at the property.
There has been no determination as to the cause and origin of the fire.
“We’re still actively doing the investigation,” Wetowitz said.
The fire was reported by two neighbors at about 1:41 a.m. at 105 Davis Road.
Seymour assessor records identify the owner of the property as Tania M. Sapko.
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Upon arrival firefighters found the garage of the home fully engulfed, Wetowitz said. The flames were about 50 to 75 feet in the air.
Only one person lived in the house “as far as we know,” the fire marshal said.
Click play to listen to an interview with the fire marshal.
Jim Bower, a neighbor who lives across the street, said he was asleep when he was woken up by the blaze.
“I thought I heard a gunshot, but the flames were so bad it could have just been the wood cracking,” Bower said. “I thought I left a light on in the living room but it was basically just the intensity of the flames.”
Asked if there were any indications of foul play, Wetowitz said “None at all.”
Four cats are also dead.
Both Seymour fire companies and firefighters from Oxford brought the blaze under control in about 30 minutes.
The fire marshal said investigators expect to be on the scene for several hours.
The original story from 8:30 a.m. follows:
Authorities are investigating an overnight fire that destroyed a garage and damaged a home on Davis Road.
The fire was reported about 1:40 a.m.. WTNH reported there were no injuries.
First crews arriving at the scene reported a garage “fully involved,” meaning the garage was engulfed, according to emergency radio dispatches. Oxford firefighters were called in for mutual aid.
FOX CT reported state police are assisting in the investigation.
Seymour EMS had a second call early on in the blaze, for a person who was having trouble breathing in another part of town.
Here’s a report Wednesday morning from WTNH:
