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The buildings destroyed are part of a $9.1 million project to add restrooms, concession stands and office space at the busy park. The project was scheduled to be completed later this year in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
Fire dispatchers were alerted to the huge blaze around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, fire in the area of East Broadway and Silver Sands State Park, said Milford Fire Department Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi.
First arriving firefighting units found two of the structures fully involved with fire and a third building nearly 50 percent consumed in flames, Fabrizi said.
Fire crews initiated a defensive attack on the blaze, utilizing both aerial and ground mounted master streams capable of delivering large volumes of water onto the fire, he added.
All of Milford's frontline firefighting units assisted in the effort. The incident was brought under control in approximately two hours.
The fire is under investigation to determine a cause. No injuries were reported.
Stratford and West Haven Fire Department units provided mutual aid coverage for the city during the incident.
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