By Noelle Frampton
The Connecticut Post Online
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fire Dept. inspectors this morning are trying to figure out what caused the late-night condominmium blaze that left 28 people homeless.
Firefighters were called to the Quincy Condominiums on Hulls Highway shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The fire involved units 22-28, according to Fire Chief Richard Felner. The call came in at 11:37 p.m. from a tenant in a rear unit.
“I saw it coming down the road. When I arrived the flames were 20, 30 feet in the air,” he said.
Felner said a firefighter fell from a rear window and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital but was not seriously injured.
Flames were still visible at 12:45 a.m., and the rear of the apartment was in charred ruins.
Nearby units were evacuated, and residents wearing coats or wrapped in blankets stood outside, huddled in groups waiting to see if they could return to their homes.
Smoke could be seen billowing in the night sky, and firefighters were spraying the condominiums with water from hoses.
Police were directing traffic on the Post Road, and some lanes were closed.
Fire companies from Fairfield, Westport and Bridgeport battled the blaze, Felner said, adding, “With a fire like this you need the manpower.”
There was a fire in the same complex several years ago, he said.
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