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Fire damages home on Culver Street
NAUGATUCK — Firefighters and police officers responded to a fire at 44 Culver St. Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Ken Hanks said the call came in at about 8:30 a.m. The fire affected both the first and second floors, Hanks said. There was no visible fire outside when the department arrived and no other properties... »
Borough firefighters quickly extinguish fire
NAUGATUCK – Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire at a two-family wood-frame home on South Main Street on Saturday. No one was injured in the fire at 113 South Main St., Fire Chief Kenneth Hanks said. No one was inside the home by the time firefighters arrived, he said. The call came in at... »
Cause of fire ‘electrical in nature’
PROSPECT — Local and state fire marshals have determined the cause of a fire at the home of designer Louis Nichole on Friday to be electrical in nature. Prospect Fire Marshal Keith Griffin said Tuesday the fire at 54 New Haven Road started in the northwest attic area. He said on Saturday that the... »
Blaze damages Prospect mansion
PROSPECT — A fire heavily damaged the palatial estate of designer Louis Nichole atop a hill off of Route 69 on Friday. No one was injured as about 100 firefighters from 10 towns battled the fire at 54 New Haven Road, Prospect Fire Chief Jay Kolodziej said. The home, built as a private fieldstone... »
Borough man hospitalized after clothes catch fire
NAUGATUCK — A 29-year-old Mulberry Street man had second degree burns over 30 percent to 40 percent of his body after his clothes caught fire in his home Tuesday. Nate Gherard was taken to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury initially then transferred to burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital. Acting Deputy Fire Marshal William Scanlon... »
Fire damages multifamily home in Naugatuck
NAUGATUCK — An early morning fire at a multifamily home Tuesday displaced one man but caused no injuries, fire officials said. The firefighters responded to a blaze at 551 North Main St. at about 2 a.m. The L-shaped building has three apartments that housed two families and an individual, Acting Deputy Fire Marshal William... »
Father, son save six from house fire
NAUGATUCK — Borough homeowners and their visitors have a former volunteer firefighter and his teenage son to thank for getting them out of their burning home safely. Gary Pomerenk and his 18-year-old son, Brandon, were headed to the home of Brandon’s friend when they noticed smoke billowing from a house while driving on Maple... »
Empty borough home burns to the ground
NAUGATUCK — A concrete sphinx guarded the blackened remains of a home at 100 Hunters Mountain Road on Sunday morning. The Naugatuck Fire Department responded to the fire shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, but by the time they arrived on scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames and had partially collapsed, Fire Marshal... »
Fire burns through garage
NAUGATUCK — A fire that erupted in a wastebasket Friday afternoon spread through a detached garage behind 8 Cotton Hollow Court. Roy Yoder, 59, who owns the house, said he was using a band saw to cut wood in the garage when he noticed the trash can was on fire. After trying unsuccessfully to... »
Garage fire spreads to home
NAUGATUCK — A garage fire spread to the kitchen and attic of a home at 41 Pearl Road on Saturday night. The first engine arrived four minutes after the fire department received the 911 call at 7:40 p.m., according to Capt. Richard Alfes. He said people were inside the 1,400-square-foot ranch when the fire... »