Ansonia, Derby battle house fire

No injuries reported in afternoon blaze

House at 2 Beechwood Terrace, Ansonia. Patricia Villers/Register 

Ansonia and Derby firefighters responded late Wednesday afternoon to the scene of a house fire at 2 Beechwood Terrace in Ansonia's Hilltop section. Two people inside the house escaped uninjured, Ansonia Assistant Chief Ed Adamowski said. Smoke was coming from the basement when firefighters arrived, he said. Engines 3, 5, and 6 and Truck 7 were on scene, as was a firetruck from Derby. Fire Marshal Ralph Tingley was on the scene investigating the cause of the blaze. Patricia Villers/Register