Residents Displaced, Firefighters Injured In Blaze At Stamford House

STAMFORD, Conn. -- At least a half-dozen people were displaced and two firefighters injured in a Friday afternoon blaze at a Stamford semi-detached residence at 38-40 Lockwood Ave.

At least six people were displaced due to a fire Friday afternoon at 38-40 Lockwood Ave. A couple of the residents, including a man in a wheelchair, can be seen in background under the street signs.
Photo Credit: *Frank MacEachern*

Damage due to a fire at 40 Lockwood Ave., can be seen at the side of the house. Six people were displaced and two firefighters slightly injured. The cause is under investigation.
Photo Credit: *Frank MacEachern*

Frank MacEachern

12/02/2016 5:00 p.m.

Capt. James Romaniello said the cause of the three-alarm fire was still being investigated.

The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m., and it took about two hours for firefighters to fully extinguish the blaze, he said. The firefighter injuries were minor, he said.

"One of the ladders slipped and it grazed the side of his face. It was a glancing shot," he said about one injury. The second firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion, he said. Both were treated on the scene and cleared, he said.

He said the fire is believed to have begun in the basement of 38 Lockwood and then spread to 40 Lockwood and went up through its first, second and third floors.

Romaniello said at least six residents are being relocated, but he said it was still uncertain as of Friday afternoon whether there were additional occupants at the location.

The Red Cross has been called in to assist.

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