9 Displaced By Fire In New London: Authorities

NEW LONDON, CT — Nine people were displaced by a fire Sunday in New London, according to authorities.

Firefighters responded around 11:30 a.m. to the 200 block of Montauk Avenue, where a blaze started outside a residential building and extended into the kitchen of a first-floor apartment before it was contained, authorities said.

The building had moderate damage and, while no one was hurt, three families were receiving relocation assistance from the American Red Cross, according to the New London Fire Department, which was aided in its response by the Subbase and Waterford fire departments.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation Sunday, authorities said.