W/F 8 Morris Ln 2/20/12










By ANTHONY DiLORENZO, adilorenzo@ctnow.com FOX CT
6:22 a.m. EST, February 20, 2012
Firefighters battled a house fire in East Lyme for hours Monday morning. The fire at 8 Morris Lane was called in around 3 a.m., according to Fire Marshal Richard Morris. When firefighters arrived on scene the garage of the home was completely on fire, Morris said. Witnesses said they heard several explosions coming from the garage. Morris said those explosions were oxygen tanks stored in the garage, which then fueled and helped the fire spread to the rest of the home. Five residents, including two adults, their two grown children, and an elderly woman, made it out safely. Morris said the elderly woman is on oxygen, and several tanks were stored in the garage. A firefighter was injured after falling through the second floor into the living room of the home, Morris said. That firefighter was taken to Lawrence and Memorial hospital for treatment of his injuries. Morris said after an initial investigation, it appears the fire may have started because of a bag of discarded ashes or careless disposal of smoking materials. The official cause of the fire is still under investigation, Morris said.



East Lyme home destroyed by fire
Posted: Feb 20, 2012 3:45 AM EST Updated: Feb 20, 2012 7:22 AM EST
By WFSB Staff
EAST LYME, CT (WFSB) -
An East Lyme home was destroyed by fire overnight and now officials are looking into what may have started it. Five people were inside the Morris Lane home when the fire began around 3 a.m. Crews from East Lyme, Flanders, Niantic and other surrounding communities responded to reports of the fire, which may have started in the garage, and quickly spread to the rest of the home. The mother, father, two sons and an elderly mother-in-law were all able to escape. "We drove around and the house was completely in flames by the time we got here," said eyewitness Lauren Adams. Adams and other neighbors said they heard explosions when the house caught fire. One firefighter, a 29-year-veteran of the force, was injured when he fell through the floor trying to get out. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to fully recover. The fire remains under investigation. Refresh this page and watch Eyewitness News for updates. Copyright 2012 WFSB (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved

Explosions Heard from Scene of East Lyme Fire
A family of five is displaced in East Lyme.
Monday, Feb 20, 2012  |  Updated 7:57 AM EST
Five people are out of their East Lyme home after a fire early Monday morning and a firefighter was injured.
Several neighbors called 911 around 3 a.m. after hearing explosions from the home on Morris Lane, off of Lovers Lane, and feeling them from almost a quarter-mile away.
The fire marshal said several oxygen bottles in the garage exploded.
Officials said the fire was so intense that firefighters had to back off at one point.
The four adults and one child made it out of the home safely, but one firefighter fell from the second floor. He is expected to be OK.

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