Three Minor Fires Prompt Emergency Responses
Three Minor Fires Prompt Emergency Responses
By Andrew Gorosko
During a 26-hour period on November 4â5, local volunteer firefighters responded to three minor structure fires at residential properties, each of which was accidental, according to fire officials.
In the Sandy Hook fire district at 7:33 pm on November 4, firefighters responded to a shed fire at the Grieco residence at 14 Stone Gate Drive. That dead-end street extends from Jeremiah Road. All five local fire companies were alerted of the blaze.
Fire Marshal Bill Halstead said the origin of that accidental fire remains unclear. He noted that paints, solvents, and equipment were stored in the approximately 125-square-foot wooden shed that was located a good distance from the residence on the property.
The shed and its contents were destroyed by the fire, he said. There were no injuries.
The blaze may have started due to spontaneous combustion based on the nature of the materials stored within it, he said. A damage estimate was not available.
Also, at about 2:57 pm on November 5, all five fire companies were alerted of a structure fire at the Holland residence at 38 Little Brook Lane in the Botsford fire district.
Deputy Fire Marshal Rich Frampton said the accidental fire started on an outside corner of the house there. The property is located near Little Brook Laneâs turnaround circle.
People were working in the yard when the fire was discovered, Mr Frampton said. There were no injuries in the fire, which caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to the house, he said. The home remains habitable, he added.
The cause of the blaze remains unclear, he said, noting that there was no obvious ignition source for the fire.
Also, at 9:28 pm on November 5, Sandy Hook, Botsford, and Hook & Ladder firefighters were alerted of a fire at a home at 16 Indian Hill Lane in the Sandy Hook fire district, near the Monroe town line, Mr Halstead said.
There were no injuries in the accidental fire that started due to an apparent malfunction of a fan motor in a heating unit located beneath a floor in the dwelling, causing an estimated $55 worth of damage, he said.