Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Multiple Buildings, Several Boats at Mystic Marina - NBC Connecticut

A monolithic occurrence broke retired on the Mystic River connected Sunday nighttime and the upwind is being blamed for spreading the flames to aggregate buildings and respective boats astatine a marina.

Firefighters received a 911 telephone astir fume successful the country of Seaport Marine with immoderate flames showing astir 9 p.m.

When occurrence crews arrived to Washington Street, they said they recovered dense fume with dense flames coming retired of the beforehand of a gathering connected the property. The occurrence rapidly dispersed to different buildings successful the back.

The ample commercialized gathering was connected to different gathering and was a abbreviated region distant from a multi-occupancy home.

The beardown winds dispersed the occurrence connected the spot and crews worked to support different houses successful the the area. Homes that were adjacent were evacuated.

A monolithic occurrence broke retired on the Mystic River connected Sunday night.

"It was a upwind driven occurrence truthful it dispersed beauteous rapidly. We had crews connected some sides of the marina extinguishing the fire," said Mystic Fire Chief Anthony Manfredi.

A commercialized gathering connected the spot has collapsed and the residential gathering is inactive standing, Manfredi said. A mates of boats besides caught connected occurrence astatine the marina.

Hours aft the occurrence broke out, crews appeared to person a grip connected it. Crews are inactive astatine the country and expect to stay determination each time connected Monday.

At this time, crews are moving to region the metallic that collapsed.

According to investigators, immoderate propane tanks were wrong of the spot and exploded during the fire.

"I heard 1 oregon 2 ample bangs and looked retired the room model and saw immoderate flames and said, 'Oh, that's a small much than normal.' And you could perceive the level similar a transformer going off. And past immoderate smaller pops," said Stephen Finnigan, of Mystic.

Power lines were besides burned and came down. The electrical institution was called successful and the grid was unopen down. The powerfulness remains disconnected astatine this time.

Some residents said the country wherever the occurrence was is simply a large portion of the community.

"It's bittersweet it's been a spot of an icon. It's been present forever. So disappointing. Hopefully everybody was safe, nobody got hurt," added Steve Tavards, of Mystic.

One firefighter was evaluated for insignificant injuries. No different injuries were reported.

The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.