A large fire erupted in an encampment off of Hartford Avenue in Wethersfield on Tuesday.
The Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department said it responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. to reports of heavy smoke in the area of the interchange connecting the Silas Deane Highway with Route 5/Route 15.
According to the department, fire officials subsequently discovered a large fire in a homeless encampment under the Route 5/Route 15 bridge.
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Two fire engines were dispatched to the scene to bring the fire, which officials said posed a threat to several nearby propane tanks, under control.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
