MARCH 9, 2015
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
Greenwich firefighters responded to an explosion and fire at
a North Ridge Road home on Monday afternoon.
Updated: 4:54 p.m.
Greenwich Fire Marshals are trying to determine what caused
an explosion that injured a man who was working in his Northridge Road garage
when the fire broke out shortly after noon on Monday.
Deputy Greenwich Fire Chief Brian Koczak said it took
firefighters about a half-hour to bring the fire under control at 30 Northridge
Rd. “The occupant was working on some sort of vehicle — a four-wheeler or dune
buggy type vehicle. … He was assisted out of the garage by a person who was in
the neighborhood who was a Stamford firefighters,” Koczak said. It was unclear
what type of work the man was doing.
The garage was destroyed and there was heavy fire damage to
the kitchen and front room and heavy smoke damage to the rest of the Cape style
house, according to Koczak.
Four engine crews, a ladder truck and a rescue truck arrived
at 12:11 p.m. after Greenwich emergency dispatchers received reports of an explosion
and fire.
The unidentified resident was taken to Stamford Hospital by
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service for treatment of non-life threatening
injuries. One Greenwich firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. “He was
treated by GEMS at the scene and went back to work at the scene,” according to
Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick.
Firefighters remained at the scene until 3:36 p.m.,
according to Koczak.
Updated: 2:14 p.m.
One person was injured by an explosion that engulfed a
garage and house early Monday afternoon in Old Greenwich.
Greenwich emergency dispatchers received reports of an
explosion and fire at 30 Northridge Rd., off Havemeyer Lane in Old Greenwich,
about 12:11 p.m., according to Assistant Greenwich Fire Chief Robert Kick.
“There was heavy fire showing from the garage and extending
into the main structure,” Kick said. The single-family Cape Cod style home had
an attached garage, Kick said. “The garage is a total loss and there is
significant damage to the house.”
There was one occupant in the house who sustained non-life
threatening injuries who was taken to Stamford Hospital by Greenwich Emergency
Medical Service (GEMS), according to Kick. One Greenwich firefighter was
treated for smoke inhalation. “He was treated by GEMS at the scene and went
back to work at the scene,” Kick said.
Two hours later, crews were still on the scene and the
Greenwich Fire Marshal’s division is beginning its investigation into the
cause. Four engine crews, a ladder truck, and a rescue unit on the the scene
under the command of Deputy Fire Chief Brian Koczak.
Kick said he could not confirm neighbor’s reports that
fireworks were stored inside the garage.
Original story: 1:35 p.m.
Greenwich Fire, Police and Emergency Medical Service
personnel have responded to an apparent explosion of a home on Northridge Road
in Old Greenwich on Monday.
Nearby resident Robert Meehan of 50 Havemeyer Ln. reported
hearing and feeling the percussion from the explosion about noon March 9.
Greenwich Professional Firefighters Local 1042 confirm via
Twitter that there is a working structure fire at 30 Northridge Rd. with four
engines, a ladder truck, and a rescue unit on the the scene under the command
of the duty deputy fire chief.
Northridge is off Havemeyer Lane.
Greenwich Patch will update this as more details become
available.