FULLY INVOLVED - WATERFORD
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Thanks to Mark Schenking for the pictures.
THE DAY:
Police and local and state fire marshals are investigating two fires - one in Waterford and the other in Niantic - that occurred within an hour of each other at properties owned and managed by the same person.
No one was reported injured in either fire.
At about 1:20 a.m. firefighters responded to 53 Crescent Ave., where heavy fire was coming from the first-floor exterior, said Niantic Fire Chief Ron Pringle.
About an hour later, Waterford firefighters responded to a fire at 1 First St. , next to The Dock Restaurant and Capt. John’s Sport Fishing Center .
Property records show that Lisa Wildrick owns the Crescent Avenue property and is executor of the estate of Shirley Parker, which owns the Waterford building. Parker died in 2002.
Pringle said the Niantic fire made its way to the first floor and traveled up to the attic and through the roof.
Much of the house appeared gutted this morning, with a large, gaping hole in the roof. A portion of Crescent Avenue was blocked off.
East Lyme Fire Marshal Rich ard Morris said seven tenants lived in the three apartments in the two-story Victorian home. He said everyone got out safely.
While Morris declined to say early Thursday morning whether the fire was suspicious, he did say the state fire marshal is investigating both fires.
He said the state police Major Crime Squad, the East Lyme resident state trooper and East Lyme police were also assisting in the investigation of East Lyme ’s fire.
The American Red Cross was assisting the tenants to find lodging, he said.
Waterford officials could not be reached for comment.
The two-story house at 1 First St. is the only residential property on the small stretch of road, surrounded by restaurants and charter boats. The house is surrounded by a wooden fence, making it difficult to see the damage from the street. The top floor and the attic, however, were visible and appeared completely charred and gutted.
No one was reported injured in either fire.
At about 1:20 a.m. firefighters responded to 53 Crescent Ave., where heavy fire was coming from the first-floor exterior, said Niantic Fire Chief Ron Pringle.
About an hour later, Waterford firefighters responded to a fire at 1 First St. , next to The Dock Restaurant and Capt. John’s Sport Fishing Center .
Property records show that Lisa Wildrick owns the Crescent Avenue property and is executor of the estate of Shirley Parker, which owns the Waterford building. Parker died in 2002.
Pringle said the Niantic fire made its way to the first floor and traveled up to the attic and through the roof.
Much of the house appeared gutted this morning, with a large, gaping hole in the roof. A portion of Crescent Avenue was blocked off.
East Lyme Fire Marshal Rich ard Morris said seven tenants lived in the three apartments in the two-story Victorian home. He said everyone got out safely.
While Morris declined to say early Thursday morning whether the fire was suspicious, he did say the state fire marshal is investigating both fires.
He said the state police Major Crime Squad, the East Lyme resident state trooper and East Lyme police were also assisting in the investigation of East Lyme ’s fire.
The American Red Cross was assisting the tenants to find lodging, he said.
Waterford officials could not be reached for comment.
The two-story house at 1 First St. is the only residential property on the small stretch of road, surrounded by restaurants and charter boats. The house is surrounded by a wooden fence, making it difficult to see the damage from the street. The top floor and the attic, however, were visible and appeared completely charred and gutted.
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