Official: Man helps neighbors out of weekend house fire in Seymour

A fire tore through a Clifton Street home in Seymour on Saturday. / Seymour Fire Department courtesy photo.

By Register Staff
SEYMOUR >> An alert neighbor reported a weekend fire at a local home and helped the people inside escape without injury, a fire official said Monday.
The man saw the fire Saturday morning at 14-16 Clifton St. and broke down the door to help the people who lived there, Deputy Fire Marshal Timothy Willis said in a phone interview Monday.
The blaze caused an estimated $600,000 damage and forced firefighters to evacuate the building at one point as the roof became unstable. Officials said Saturday that five people were displaced as a result of the fire.

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