NEWINGTON, Conn. — Crews battled a house fire on Robbins Avenue in Newington Thursday morning.
Officials said the initial call came in around 4:30 am, reporting a structure fire. The Newington Volunteer Fire Department and the Connecticut State Police Fire & Explosives Investigation Unit were on the scene.
No injuries have been reported. Officials say everyone made it out of the house with no injury.
Robbins Avenue was closed for several hours Thursday morning but was re-opened around 9:45 am.
The homeowner, Ibrahim Kamara told FOX61's Lauren Zenzie that the home was recently bought and none of their belongings had been moved in yet.
“We closed on it less than a month ago, you know how hard it is to get a house nowadays," he said. "We were just getting some basic paintwork done, flooring, plastering done, and it was supposed to be cut and dry, move in by the end of the month, and now we’re starting from scratch.”
They say they are extremely fortunate no one was injured this morning in the blaze.
Construction workers were staying in the home when the fire broke out.
“I was just grateful that no one got hurt. I was also very grateful that all of our belongings weren’t in there yet and if the fire’s going to happen, this is like the best way for it to happen” said Kamara.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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