Several people were evacuated from an apartment building that was on fire in Hamden Wednesday night and 22 people are displaced.
Several people were evacuated from an apartment building that was on fire in Hamden Wednesday night and 22 people are displaced.
Firefighters responded to 98 Kaye Vue Drive, a building with nine apartments, at 10:22 p.m. and found heavy fire on the second floor.
Firefighters and neighbors were able to alert and evacuate several families from the building, according to the fire department, and no residents or firefighters were injured.
Crews found heavy fire and smoke in the apartment where the fire started and the fire was escalated to a second alarm, bringing crews from the North Haven, Wallingford and Cheshire fire departments to the scene.
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Two of the apartments sustained considerable damage from fire, smoke and water and another four apartments had light to moderate damage, according to the fire department.
The Hamden fire marshal’s office is investigating the fire.
The New Haven and Bethany Fire Departments and American Medical Response came in to assist in coverage for the town and station.