5 Displaced From Home After 2-Alarm Fire In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — Five people were displaced from their home after a 2-alarm fire Sunday afternoon in Hamden, according to officials.

Crews responded around 3:30 p.m. to a single-family house fire on Country Hills Road, according to fire officials.

“Rescue 2 and Engine 2 arrived shortly thereafter to find heavy fire on both the first and second floor,” officials wrote in a post on the Hamden Fire Department’s Facebook page. “An aggressive interior coordinated attack was initiated while crews encountered high heat, heavy smoke, and fire conditions. HFD crews performed a primary search under extreme conditions ensuring all occupants were out of the structure. The assignment was upgraded to a second alarm due to the conditions present along with the extremely dry conditions and concerns of exposures. All occupants were safely out of the home.

“Mutual aid fire departments from neighboring towns (New Haven, and North Haven) provided station coverage and responded to other emergency calls while Hamden companies battled the two-alarm blaze. American Medical Response (AMR) provided rehab and EMS standby on scene.”

The Hamden Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the American Red Cross provided assistance to the homeowners, as well as to the firefighters operating under challenging conditions, according to fire officials.

Officials with the American Red Cross said the organization is helping a family of five – two adults and three children.

“The Red Cross also provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup; notification of important contacts; dealing with damaged items and more,” according to a news release. “The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as deodorant, toothbrushes, shaving supplies and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire.”

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Hamden Fire Marshal’s office.

To see a photo from the fire, visit the Hamden Fire Department’s Facebook page here.