1 Rescued From House Fire In Stratford

STRATFORD, CT — One person was rescued from a house fire early Wednesday morning in Stratford, according to officials.

Crews responded to a 911 call around 12:45 a.m. reporting a fire in the back of a home in the 200 block of Edgewood Street.

First-arriving crews “quickly found the source of the fire and aggressively worked to contain the fire to the area of origin and limit damage to the residence which allowed it to be reoccupied upon completion of operations,” according to a news release.

“Rescue crews quickly entered the residence and conducted a search of the interior which resulted in one occupant being removed with no injury,” officials wrote in the news release. “Station coverage was provided by the Bridgeport and Milford Fire Departments while all on duty units extinguished the fire. Stratford EMS was on scene for incident support due to the weather conditions.”

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

“The Stratford Fire department would like to remind our residents to have working smoke detectors, regularly practice an escape plan for residential homes, and call 911 immediately upon observation of smoke or fire,” officials wrote.