Residents Evacuated After West Hartford Apartment Building Fire: WHFD

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Local fire officials are investigating an apartment building fire in West Hartford that sent its residents outside Saturday night.

The West Hartford Fire Department was able to put out the fire quickly, however, and people were able to return to their residences.

According to the WHFD, the fire was reported at about 8:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at 2432 Albany Ave. — the Bishops Place Apartments — for a reported fire on the third floor.

A neighbor across the street had reported seeing flames coming from a third-story window, the WHFD said.

Ladder 4 arrived on scene at 8:59 p.m. and located an active fire on a third-floor balcony, wrote the WHFD.

All WHFD units responded, with additional support from the UConn Fire Department and the West Hartford Police Department.

Fire officials said the fire was quickly extinguished, and the incident was declared under control at 9:13 p.m..

"Thanks to the rapid and coordinated response, damage was confined to the exterior of the building," wrote WHFD Deputy Chief Russell Duffy in a release.

No injuries were reported, and residents were able to return to their units safely, he said.

The West Hartford Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

The New Britain Fire Department, the Newington Fire Department, and AMR ambulance covered for West Hartford while they tended to the fire.

"The West Hartford Fire Department extends its sincere thanks to our mutual aid partners, as well as the West Hartford Police Department, Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG), the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), and Eversource for their support and collaboration during the incident," wrote Duff.