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ROWAYTON, Conn. – A diesel generator in the detached garage of a home on Little Brook Road in Rowayton caught fire Friday morning, igniting a blaze that consumed the contents of both bays.
Several Rowayton Volunteer Firefighters responded to the home of John and Maxine McAvity to extinguish the 10:45 a.m. fire, and one firefighter was treated at the scene by EMS personnel for minor smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.
Maxine McAvity was in her home at the time trying to determine why there was no heat in the house despite knowing that the generator was supposed to be running.
The McAvitys' neighborhood, and virtually all of Rowayton, has been without power since Hurricane Sandy hit Monday.
“Suddenly, the lights went out, too, and we looked outside and saw smoke coming from the garage,” she said.
A furnace maintenance worker who was at her home to check on the heat situation tried to put the fire out with an extinguisher, but it was already too involved.
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Not for nothing Norwalk sent engine 5 and used engine two as the RIT truck.Its great to see Rowyaton is able to respond and knock down a fire but with help.The overhaul and the rest Norwalk did help with.
There probably be a day Rowyaton will have to become Norwalks response and main firefighting tool.
Articles like this inform the taxpayers how the system works when you do have a fire and give credit to those who went and fought the blaze.