Crews respond to townhouse fire in Middletown that shuts down intersection

Middletown firefighters are in the cleanup stages after fighting a fire this morning at a four-unit townhouse on Wilbraham Road.

The fire is reported in the area of the intersection of Carmody Boulevard and Wilbraham Road, and the intersection is shut down because of the response.

Fire broke out Wednesday morning displacing residents of a four-unit condo at Wilbraham Road and Carmody Boulevard in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Firefighters responded to the fire in a four-unit townhouse about 6:49 a.m., according to dispatchers and Fire Chief Paul Lolli.

“It was rolling when we got there,” Lolli said.

Resident Anthony Foster was getting his children ready for school when he saw smoke.

“A typical morning and noticed smoke coming out of all my electrical outlets and light fixtures,” Foster said.

He got his children dressed and out of the house then knocked on a neighbor’s door. Everyone escaped without injury, he said, and the fire shot through the roof.

“We are waiting to see what we can salvage,” he said. “And basically bunking up with family for a while.”

There were no injuries, but at least four people will be displaced, according to Lolli.

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