High-rise fire - 1401 Kings Hwy Fairfield, CT - 3/10/2021
Around 9:50 pm, multiple calls, as well as a pull station alarm, were received by the Fairfield ECC reporting a structure fire at the new Alto apartment complex at 1401 Kings Highway. Company 2 arrived to find light smoke showing from the roof. Car 3 soon struck the all hands working fire with callbacks and chief office notification. 1 Engine was initially requested from Bridgeport as the working fire engine, this was soon upgraded to a request for a tower ladder as well. Fairfield companies combated fire in a gas fireplace on the roof of a 6-story apartment complex. The fire had escaped its housing and was active throughout the large decorative facade. Tower Ladder 2 was placed in service as a precaution as companies encountered initial problems accessing the interior of the facade. Bridgeport Engine 3 conducted primaries on the floors below the fire while Bridgeport Ladder 5 acted as RIT with Battalion 1 as an aide to the IC. Companies had the bulk of the fire knocked down about half an hour from the time of alarm. The fire was contained to the fireplace facade on the roof with no extension. 5 residents were displaced due to water damage to their apartments below the fire. The Fairfield Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of the fire. In total, Fairfield Engines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Cars 1, 2, 3 and 5, Maintenance 1 and a fire marshal, along with Bridgeport Engine 3, Ladder 5 and Battalion 1 responded to this incident. There were no injuries
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