Bridgeport, CT 3rd alarm 331 Park Ave dwelling fire

04/26/21 Bridgeport, CT - Originally reported as a garage on fire. Bridgeport Police officers on patrol arrived to find a house with heavy fire in the rear. They assisted in removing one person from the dwelling prior to the fire department's arrival. First due companies were faced with heavy fire on all three floors of a large victorian style wood frame. They also had to contend with a similar exposure on the number two side as well as a garage to the rear. A second alarm was transmitted bringing an additional two engines and truck. Companies fought the fire from the interior and exterior for more than an hour. A third alarm was transmitted for relief purposes bringing two more engines and a truck. Two firefighters and one civilian were injured. The cause of the fire is being investigated.