Connecticut mansion engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving as residents fried turkey inside garage
Nicholas McEntyre | Dec. 1, 2024 | 1:00 a.m. ETA $3 million mansion in a high-end Connecticut neighborhood met a fiery demise on Thanksgiving when the home was inundated in flames from a turkey frying inside a garage.
Heart-pounding images captured the raging inferno surrounding the Weston home just after 3:40 p.m. on Thursday as firefighters rushed to contain the fire.
Firefighters were alerted to the blaze by an automatic fire alarm on Weston Road before several 911 calls were made about a garage fire.
“When we arrived, the whole garage end of the house was on fire – like a third of the house,” Weston Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Pokorny told CT Insider.
Immense heat prohibited firefighters from getting too close to fight the blaze.
The fast-spreading flames ignited in the garage before accelerating into the rest of the home.
“It accelerated really rapidly,” Pokorny said.
First responders set up water supplies running to the home.
A water supply hose was damaged when a car drove over it, stopping the water flow for several minutes. . . .
Photos of the fire show the home fully engulfed as firefighters raced to put out the blaze.
Weston Volunteer Fire Department
Fire crews attempted an aggressive fire attack as the garage fire began to quickly spread to the
residence, but were thwarted by dangerous fire conditions and structural collapse.
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