The fire broke out on Union Street Sunday, displacing 30 people in total. Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61) Updated: 11:31 PM EST December 23, 2020
VERNON, Conn. After 30 people were displaced due to a fire on Union Street, a local social services organization is helping those impacted.
On December 20, a fire broke out at the Fitch Block apartment building in the Rockville section of town. The Fire Marshal said the fire started due to unattended candles. In total 26 adults and four children were displaced due to the fire.
The Cornerstone Foundation and the Red Cross provided assistance initially to the families impacted. Cornerstone set up a fund for people to donate money to the families.
Rockville fire caused by unattended candles
The fire broke out Sunday morning, trapping several people inside. Many of them had to be rescued by firefighters. Author: Gaby Molina Updated: 7:03 PM EST December 21, 2020
VERNON, Conn. A fire at the Fitch Block apartment building in the Rockville section of Vernon, was caused by unattended candles, according to the fire marshal.
The fire broke out Sunday morning, trapping several people inside. Many of them had to be rescued by firefighters. I tried to crawl at first, got lost in a little section. Turned around, was able to find my door again, called my mom and told her I couldn t see anything. I didn t know what to do. It felt like an hour walking through that hallway, or crawling. I have rug burn, said Emilio Medina, a resident of the building.
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A fire ravaged the interior of a Union Street building Sunday. (Town Of Vernon )
26 Union St. in Vernon Monday morning. A fire ravaged the interior of the building Sunday. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
VERNON, CT Unattended candles were the cause of a harrowing Sunday morning fire at a Union Street apartment building in Vernon, officials are saying, and the town s emergency management director and town administrator is crediting rescue efforts to old-fashioned urban firefighting.
The fire wrecked the inside of a row of apartments along the historic Fitch Block on Union Street, just before Downtown Rockville. In all, 16 adults and 2 children were displaced. Many of them were rescued after hanging out windows to cry for help and firefighters threw up ladders in a tight alleyway to pull them to safety.