More than a dozen people were displaced following a two-alarm fire at a multi-family home in Hartford on Thursday where a dog was killed.
The fire broke out at a three-story brick home at on Madison Avenue just before 4 p.m. when firefighters who responded to reports of a structure fire found heavy fire in the rear enclosed porches with flames extending to the second and third floors as well as the cockloft, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
Fire officials said a second alarm was activated to bring additional resources to the scene. Crews deployed multiple hose lines as other firefighters carried out searches of the home, finding that all the residents had gotten out safely.
According to fire officials, a dog died in the fire. No injuries were reported from residents or firefighters at the scene.
The fire was put out but not before it left the home uninhabitable.
According to fire officials, the department’s Special Services Unit and the American Red Cross are assisting the five families that were displaced, which includes six adults and nine children.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Hartford Fire Marshal’s Office.
