Morning blaze significantly damages New London building
May 17, 2019 12:00 am
• Last Updated: May 18, 2019 10:05 pm
New London firefighters force entry into a second floor apartment at 464 Montauk Ave. on Friday, May 17, 2019. Crews were called by staff at the dental office on the first floor for smoke in the building. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — A Friday morning blaze significantly damaged the second floor of the multipurpose building at 464 Montauk Ave., Battalion Chief Mark Waters said.
Waters said firefighters were on scene within three minutes of 7:05 a.m., when Mondovi Dental, situated on the first floor, reported the flames.
Firefighters forced their way into the two-story building and used a hose and extinguisher to put out the flames.
Records show John Allen of Niantic owns the building, which was built in 1900.
No one was injured in the fire, the cause of which is under investigation.
New London firefighters force entry into a second floor apartment at 464 Montauk Ave. on Friday, May 17, 2019. Crews were called by staff at the dental office on the first floor for smoke in the building. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed.
STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU
