Westport News: Commercial Fire
2021-10-17@6:07AM (Saturday)--#Westport CT--The Westport Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial automatic fire alarm at 246Post Road East 6:07 am. Upon arrival, the Shift Commander reported smoke in one of the storefronts and the assignment was upgraded to a structure fire.First two arriving companies located the fire and stretched a large hand line to quicklyextinguish the fire. An extensive search and overhaul of the building found no additionalfire and the building was cleared of smoke. The initial response included 2 engine companies, 1 truck company and the ShiftCommander. The final response included 7 engines, 1 truck, 1 rescue, 5 command andsafety officers with mutual aid from Wilton, Norwalk, Fairfield, Westport PoliceDepartment and Westport EMS. The Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled…