Monday, March 05, 2007

Niantic 2nd Alarm

Niantic, CT – Firefighters from East Lyme and Waterford were called to fight a fire in Niantic section of East Lyme early Monday morning March 5, 2007. A newspaper deliverer noticed the fire and called 911 reporting someone out the window. Arriving companies found a working fire and a homeowner trapped on the roof over the front porch. The fire quickly spread throughout the structure and adjacent house with burning embers falling throughout the neighborhood. Waterford firefighters were called to check surrounding homes for fire from the embers then put to work assisting firefighters from Niantic and Flanders. Mohegan Tribal Fire Department FAST team, additional Waterford Firefighters covering the empty East Lyme stations and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital Paramedics also provided assistance.


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