Stamford Fire Department: Apartment Fire On Fourth Floor Of Glenbrook Road Condominium Quickly Extinguished

Stamford CT

29 March, 2021

12:17 PM

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Press release from the Stamford Fire Department: Captain Philip Hayes March 28, 2021 On arrival, it was quickly determined that the correct incident address to be 22 Glenbrook Road.  Investigating Companies reported smoke on the fourth floor, coming from a single apartment.  A second alarm was immediately sounded, bringing an additional Engine and Truck Company to the scene.  Hose lines were stretched up the interior stairs to the fourth floor, where a quick fire attack extinguished the apartment fire in just a few minutes.  Victim searches of the fire apartment and adjacent apartments confirmed that there were no civilian casualties.  The fire was confined to the one apartment, but there was extensive water damage to several apartments on the third and fourth floors caused by a sprinkler that had activated just as crews were entering the apartment. The current occupant of the apartment could not be found on the scene.  The Stamford Fire Marshal Office is actively investigating the cause of the fire. At the time of this release, there were no residents in need of relocation. One firefighter was transported and later released from Stamford Hospital for an incident-related condition. Stamford EMS, Stamford Police, and the Stamford Fire Mechanical Division all assisted with scene operations.   Incident Details (if applicable): Incident Number: 21-2066 Incident Location: 22 Glenbrook Road, Stamford, CT Incident Date: 2021-02-28 18:00:00.0 CONTACT INFO: Public Information Officer Philip Hayes (203) 977-5600 Tags: This press release was produced by the Stamford Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.