Frying Turkey In Garage Leads To Massive Weston House Fire: Officials

WESTON, CT — A 11-bedroom mansion at 40 Weston Road was destroyed in a fire that officials say may have started as a "result of frying a turkey" in the garage.

The fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

"The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Weston Fire Marshal, however based on the preliminary investigation it appears the fire began in the garage and was the result of frying a turkey. There were no injuries and the house is deemed uninhabitable," fire officials said Friday afternoon.

The call initially came in as a reported garage fire but it was rapidly extending into the home, which is valued at more than $4 million, according to Zillow.com.

"Firefighters attempted an aggressive fire attack however their efforts were thwarted by dangerous fire conditions and structural collapse," fire officials said. "In addition, a vehicle drove over the water supply hose on Weston Road, damaging the line, which completely stopped the flow of water for several minutes."

In all, it took 16 hours to battle the massive blaze. Mutual aid assistance was provided by Westport Fire Department, Wilton Fire Department, Redding Fire Department, West Redding Fire Department, Georgetown Fire Department, Easton Fire Department. The Ridgefield Fire Department provided town coverage during the incident.

Assistance was also provided by the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Weston Public Works Department, Weston Police Department, Westport Police Department and Weston EMS. A total of 30 Weston firefighters responded to this incident.

“I would like to thank all the Weston volunteer firefighters, Weston volunteer EMS, WPD, as well as the mutual aid fire departments from Westport, Easton, Wilton, Ridgefield, Georgetown, Redding, and West Redding, who battled the house fire during Thanksgiving,” said Weston First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor. “Special thanks to the Weston Public Work, American Red Cross, Salvation Army of Danbury, Aquarion, Eversource and Soco Gas for their assistance. Thank you for your Service and I am grateful everyone is safe.”

You can view photos from the scene as shared by the fire department here.