Apartment Complex Heavily Damaged In Oxford Fire

OXFORD, CT — A still-under-construction apartment complex was heavily damaged in a fire Monday night in Oxford. Multiple crews responded to a report of smoke coming from a four-story apartment complex at Quarry Walk.

The first-arriving crews reported a working fire from the middle units of a four-story apartment complex. Oxford firefighters received mutual aid from (Beacon Hose) Beacon Falls, Seymour Fire/ Ambulance, Southbury Fire/Ambulance, Middlebury Fire and Ansonia EMS, according to fire officials. A rehab unit was provided from Roxbury EMS while station coverage was provided by Monroe Fire, Great Hill (Seymour) and Middlebury Fire.

“Engine 41 to one side of the building to fight the fire and E-42 to the rear to fight the fire,” officials wrote in a post on Facebook. “Members entered the building to get knocked from the interior when they were met with heavy fire from the roof and ‘open loft area’ of the building. Tower 14 from Seymour was in front of the building for master steam attack, Southbury Truck 1 was on the east side doing a master stream attack. Members were pulled from the building to allow the master steams work and regroup for an interior attack when safe to do so.

“Members were in scene for an extended period of time for over haul and hot spots.

“We want to thank all of our mutual aid departments, and a job well done in the extreme weather conditions.”

The fire is being investigated by the Oxford and Connecticut state fire marshal offices.

For more information, and photos from the fire, visit Oxford Fire-Rescue’s Facebook page here.