House Fire Extinguished In Middlefield: Fire Officials

MIDDLEFIELD, CT — The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department along with assistance from the Durham Volunteer Fire Co. and Westfield Fire Department quickly extinguished a chimney fire on Monday morning.

The Fire Department said that at 10:30 a.m. firefighters responded to a reported chimney fire at a residential home on Kickapoo Road.

"The assignment was quickly upgraded to a structure fire response when there was found to be fire extension into the home, which brought in mutual aid companies from Durham Volunteer Fire Company and Westfield Fire Dept. Crews worked to knock down the fire quickly and began to overhaul the area including the chimney where the fire is believed to have originated from," the Fire Department said on its Facebook page.

No one was injured in the fire and the damage was contained to a small area, the Record Journal reports.

Fire officials also offered this public safety announcement.

"As a reminder, be sure to have your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once every year, as that is the best way to prevent a chimney fire. As an all volunteer department, we rely heavily on our mutual aid departments, especially during the day when staffing can be a concern. Luckily no one was hurt and damage was contained to a small area around the wood stove."