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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    Fire severely damages building in Norwich

    Laurel Hill volunteer firefighters battle a fire Saturday, June 6, 2020, in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    Norwich — No injuries were reported from a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road on Saturday afternoon.

    Firefighters were dispatched for a reported fire in a detached garage shortly before 2:30 p.m., with the first arriving unit from the Laurel Hill volunteer department reporting heavy fire in a detached garage.

    Units from the City of Norwich department and a Firefighter Assist and Search Team from the Mohegan Tribal Fire Department were added to the assignment.

    Norwich police said the Red Cross assisted two people who were displaced as a result of the fire.

    The fire was contained to the secondary structure.

    A Laurel Hill volunteer firefighter drags a hose Saturday, June 6, 2020, as crews battle a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    Smoke rises over the main house at 564 Laurel Hill Road on Saturday, June 6, 2020, as firefighters from the Laurel Hill volunteer department, with mutual aid from the city of Norwich, Mohegan Tribal and East Great Plain fire departments, battle a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    Laurel Hill volunteer firefighters battle a fire Saturday, June 6, 2020, in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    A civilian assists a Laurel Hill volunteer firefighter with a hose line Saturday, June 6, 2020, as crews from the Laurel Hill volunteer department, with mutual aid from the city of Norwich, Mohegan Tribal and East Great Plain fire departments, battle a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    City of Norwich Battalion Chief Marc Benjamin surveys the scene Saturday, June 6, 2020, as firefighters from the Laurel Hill volunteer department, with mutual aid from the city of Norwich, Mohegan Tribal and East Great Plain fire departments, battle a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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    A firefighter opens a upper floor window to vent the space Saturday, June 6, 2020, as crews from the Laurel Hill volunteer department, with mutual aid from the city of Norwich, Mohegan Tribal and East Great Plain fire departments, battle a fire in a secondary residential structure and garage at 564 Laurel Hill Road. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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