This was taken from a video, looking at the former Ansonia Copper and Brass Co. from the Riverside Drive side of the bridge over the Naugatuck River.
It was the first two-alarm fire scene I've been to where no fire or smoke was visible. It felt surreal.
I was glad to learn no injuries were reported.
This was posted earlier this evening on our website:
ANSONIA - Firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm fire at the former Ansonia Copper and Brass on Liberty Street.
Metro-North has stated on its official Twitter account that service on the Waterbury line in the area was experiencing 20 to 30 minute delays.
Marjorie Anders, the media liaison for the Metro-North Railroad & Long Island Rail Road, said a 4:50 p.m. southbound train from Waterbury was stopped on the tracks for 28 minutes while firefighters dealt with the blaze. Once the fire was out and the hoses were removed, the train could proceed, she said.
The train resumed its trip at 5:51 p.m., she said. The train was headed for the Bridgeport station, for transfer to New Haven, she said.
“Only one train was affected, everything is back to business,” Anders said.
Check back for more information. Firefighters can be seen all throughout the area. The former plant has a new name, and has been operating up until Friday's fire.
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