Fire destroyed several recreational vehicles at Pete’s RV Center in South Windsor on Thursday morning.
South Windsor Fire Chief Kevin Cooney said crews responded around 4:15 a.m. after a call came into 911 reporting that an RV at the back of the property was on fire.
Police arrived before firefighters did and found one vehicle on fire, then it spread to two others.
Cooney said he responded within around seven minutes and the fire spread to four vehicles.
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The business was closed at the time and crews had to force their was through the gate, Cooney said.
In all, four trailers were destroyed and a fifth was damaged, Cooney said.
He believes two were motor homes and the other two were towable RVs.
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Firefighters dealt not only with the heat from the fire, but also from the hot weather while putting out the blaze on Thursday morning.
While the heat posed a challenge, no firefighters were hurt.
The owner of the Pete’s RV Center in South Windsor was not available on Thursday, but the chief financial officer of Pete’s RV Center, based in Burlington, Vermont, said the South Windsor location is open and they have been in touch with the insurance agents to determine the cost of the damage.
Tom Robbins, CFO of Pete’s RV Center, said they are in the missing of their busy season and are working to recover as quickly as possible.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
