New Haven 2nd alarm 123 Winchester Ave vacant dwelling

11/25/20 - Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire issuing from this vacant two and a half story wood frame. Multiple lines were stretched to the second and third floors. The trucks opened up and searched proved negative. Engine companies had a hard time making the third floor and attic due to Collyers Mansion conditions and the heavy smoke. The fire traveled the walls and voids forcing prompting the transmission of a second alarm by orders of Chief of Department Alston. The fire took about and hour to bring under control. The cause of the fire is suspicious and being investigated by the New Haven fire department FMO.