Spokesman: Fire destroys multiple buildings at Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
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ASHFORD, Conn. Multiple buildings were destroyed Friday evening after a fire tore through part of the Hole in The Wall Gang Camp on Ashford Center Road. No injuries were reported in the blaze. The camp, which draws its name from the 1969 film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” was founded by actor Paul Newman in 1988 to serve children with severe illnesses.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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ASHFORD, Conn. Multiple buildings were destroyed Friday evening after a fire tore through part of the Hole in The Wall Gang Camp on Ashford Center Road. No injuries were reported in the blaze. The camp, which draws its name from the 1969 film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” was founded by actor Paul Newman in 1988 to serve children with severe illnesses.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Updated on February 12, 2021 at 11:29 pm
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People who attend, work and volunteer at Hole in the Wall Gang Camp say they are heartbroken after a massive fire destroyed two buildings on the camp s site in Ashford.
Ashford fire officials said they responded to an alarm and several calls for smoke around 4:54 p.m. When they arrived they found very heavy fire in the main camp building, which is one building with small interconnected areas within.
According to the camp s CEO, nobody was injured in the Friday night fire, but the camp s arts and crafts, woodshop, cooking zone and camp store buildings are all destroyed.
Former campers and counselors share how Hole in The Wall has impacted their lives after a fire destroyed four of the camp s buildings Friday night.
Ashford Deputy Chief Tom Borgman said it appears the building was empty at the time. No injuries were reported.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp was founded by actor Paul Newman. It is a camp that provides a true summer camp experience for seriously ill children and provides programs for their families. A fast-moving fire destroyed buildings at the beloved Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford Friday.
The camp has full medical facilities on-site to give the children all of the care they would normally receive in a hospital setting.