Crime & Safety
Fire Tears Through 200-Year-Old House In East Windsor
The blaze in a Colonial-style home built in 1800 was reported just after 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to fire officials.
EAST WINDSOR, CT —Firefighters from Warehouse Point and Broad Brook, as well as several neighboring towns, battled a "well-involved house fire" Monday night at a circa 1800 home on North Main Street, just over the Enfield town line.
The blaze at 7 North Main St. was reported just after 7:30 p.m., with crews encountering "heavy fire and smoke on the second floor and cockloft" of the 2-story, 2,081 square-foot, 10-room wood frame Colonial. After an initial defensive operation to knock down fire in the walls, emergency responders re-entered the house, according to fire officials.
Firefighters from Windsor Locks, Enfield and Ellington assisted at the fire and helped provide station coverage, officials said.
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The American Red Cross said it is assisting a family of three adults and two children.
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