Firefighters Called To Roodner Court For Apartment Fire

NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk firefighters doused a small clothing and debris fire in an apartment at the Roodner Court housing complex on Ely Avenue Thursday night. No injuries were reported.

Norwalk firefighters responded to a small apartment fire at the Roodner Court housing complex on Ely Avenue Thursday night.
Photo Credit: *Alfred Branch*

by Alfred Branch

01/17/2013 9:00 p.m.

The fire was reported a little after 7 p.m. in a third floor unit in Building 14. The tenant, who was smoking according to fire marshals, appeared to have accidentally started the fire in a pile of clothing on the floor.

The small blaze sent smoke under the apartment door and throughout the hallway, prompting residents to call the department.

“This seems to have been more of a smoke scare than anything,” said Fire Marshal Kirk McDonald. “But it’s still under investigation.”

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