Police said first responders were dispatched to a fire at an apartment building at 7 Third Street Monday morning. No injuries were reported, but family of eight has been displaced. Firefighters said that working smoke detectors alerted the families of the fire.
Police said the Taftville Volunteer Fire Department and Norwich Police Department responded to another blaze at an apartment building at 3-7 South Second Avenue in Norwich on July 3. Firefighters say that encountered heavy fire within the building. No injuries were reported, but an unspecified number of people were displaced.
The Norwich Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of the fire in both cases to be arson.
Firefighters say the fires are not connected and are asking anyone with information to call 860-886-5561, extension 6, or leave a message at the Norwich Police Department’s Anonymous Tip Line at 860-886-5561, extension 4, or the Connecticut Arson Hot Line at 800-84ARSON/800-842-7766.
