MANCHESTER, Conn. — One person is dead after a car struck a Connecticut apartment building early Thursday, sparking a large fire, authorities said.
#BREAKING: Crews in Manchester are responding to a fire on Center Street. We’re told a car crashed into a home and that’s how the fire started. An occupant of the car has died. All 14 people who live in the home made it out safely. Live updates all morning on @WFSBnews. pic.twitter.com/KVTeCexNdI
— Ayah Galal (@ayahgalal) June 24, 2021
According to WFSB and WTNH, the wreck occurred shortly before 3 a.m. at a six-unit apartment building on Center Street in Manchester. Firefighters arrived to find one person in the car dead, the news outlets reported.
All 14 people who lived in the building safely escaped from the blaze, authorities said.
No further details about the incident, including the victim’s identity, were immediately available.
Here’s a look at what the home now looks like. The Manchester Police Department’s accident reconstruction team is also on scene now. @WFSBnews pic.twitter.com/YReUB1hyde
— Ayah Galal (@ayahgalal) June 24, 2021
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