An image of the Pearl Street fire courtesy of FiregroundImage.com.
SEYMOUR — A pair of fires that occurred at houses located within about 700 feet of each other kept the Seymour Fire Department busy over the weekend and Monday (Feb. 13).
The fires were unrelated, Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis said.
Seymour firefighters responded to a fire Saturday (Feb. 11) night around 10:05 p.m. at 149 Pearl St. Willis said a fire broke out in a bedroom of the two-family home. A smoke detector in the house alerted the residents.
One adult and one dog, living on one side of the home, as well as three adults and a dog, living on the other side of the home, were all home at the time of the fire. All the residents, including both dogs, were able to escape the home safely, Willis said.
There were no injuries reported.
Willis said while the fire is under investigation, it is being deemed accidental.
“It appears to have been started by a candle in one of the home’s bedrooms,” Willis said.
Willis said the Red Cross was on hand to provide assistance to the families and helped them relocate to area hotels. Willis said the home suffered substantial damage and is uninhabitable.
Seymour firefighters, along with mutual aid from neighboring Ansonia and Oxford fire departments, knocked the fire out in about 30 minutes, Willis said. Firefighters from Beacon Falls provided the town with coverage while Seymour firefighters got the blaze under control.
Second Fire on Grand Street
Seymour firefighters responded to another fire around 9 a.m. Monday (Feb. 13), this time at 124 Grand St. Willis said the fire started in the garage of the single-family home.
Two adults, three children and a dog live at the home, but only the dad and the family dog were home at the time of the fire, Willis said. They were able to get out of the home safely. No injuries were reported.
It took Seymour firefighters, with mutual aid from neighboring Oxford fire department, about 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze. The fire was contained to the garage, but the entire house is uninhabitable, Willis said.
Willis said the fire, while under investigation, was also deemed accidental.
“It appears the homeowner was working in the garage using some grinding tools,” Willis said. “It appears to be accidental.”
The homeowner declined assistance from the Red Cross, and the family is staying with other family members.
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