Firefighters Battled 2-Alarm House Fire On Montauk Avenue

New London CT

22 June, 2021

8:50 AM

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NEW LONDON, CT — Reported before 8 a.m. Tuesday, a two-alarm fire at 204 Montauk Ave., has several neighboring fire departments assisting New London firefighters battle the blaze. Just before 9 a.m., fire command was requesting the Red Cross to assist at least nine people displaced by the house fire. Children are reported to be among those displaced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New London Firefighters L-1522 (@local_1522) Fire departments from Waterford, the Submarine Base and Norwich have been called in to help. It's reported that Montauk Avenue, from Harris Road and Moore Avenue, was closed for a time but was reopened around 10:30 a.m. pic.twitter.com/GyYyy4VcII— New London Firefighters (@Local1522) June 22, 2021 Update at 9 a.m.: Firefighters are reporting that the majority of the fire has been "knocked down." Update at 10 a.m.: Emergency scanner updates that the fire was knocked down and all residents made it out of the dwelling. The Salvation Army canteen was on scene of the fire providing meals and hydration to first responders. It's reported two people were taken to the hospital; a firefighter with a hand injury and a pregnant woman. The two alarm fire on Montauk Avenue in #NewLondon is knocked down. The road remains closed between Linden St and Willetts Avenue. Two people were sent to the hospital. A fire fighter for a hand injury and a pregnant woman for smoking inhalation concerns but more as a precaution. pic.twitter.com/2zDBwOiJbS— tina detelj (@tinadetelj) June 22, 2021 Tuesday afternoon, firefighters thanked mutual aid partners Waterford Professional Firefighters Association Local 4629 Submarine Base Firefighters Local F-219 Norwich Firefighters Local 892 Poquonnock Bridge Professional Firefighters Local 2704 Groton Ambulance, wrote on their Instagram account. They noted that "duty companies made a quick and aggressive attack saving the building."