Resident, dog escape Derby house fire

Fire at 368 Hawthorne Ave. in Derby Thursday morning. Charlotte Adinolfi/Register 

DERBY >> One occupant was singed on the head, but refused treatment, following a house fire at 368 Hawthorne Ave. Thursday morning.
Fire officials said that the call came in at 7:52 a.m. and the two-room house was fully engulfed upon arrival. There was a dog in the house who managed to escape.
The fire was put out in 15 minutes. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Human remains found at scene of overnight fire in Seymour

The scene of a house fire in Seymour Wednesday morning. Charlotte Adinolfi/Register

By Charlotte Adinolfi
cadinolfi@nhregister.com / Twitter: @NHR_CharlotteA

SEYMOUR >> Human remains were found at 105 Davis Road after an early morning fire Wednesday.

The remains were found between the garage and the house. Two separate neighbors reported the fire not long before 2 a.m.

Fire Marshal Paul Wetowitz said the garage was fully engulfed and was spreading to the house when Oxford and Seymour firefighters arrived. The blaze took a half-hour to extinguish with no injuries to the firefighters.

Wetowitz said at this time the identity of the remains and cause of fire cannot be determined. The state medical examiner removed the remains from the scene. A full autopsy will be performed.
Wetowitz said they are actively investigating. He also said four cats were killed in the fire. They have determined the identity of the homeowner but are not aware of her whereabouts.

Neighbors describe the homeowner as a friendly, single woman who kept to herself.

"The only people who ever came there were people who helped her with the house maintenance," said Jim Bower, a neighbor.
Bower said he believed the homeowner worked at Yale.

A burned car can be seen at the scene. The fire started in the garage and spread to the house. Charlotte Adinolfi/Register

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