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Authorities claim that a Thanksgiving Day fire that destroyed a Connecticut mansion began when a turkey was cooked in a garage.
The tragic event happened at a residence on 40 Weston Road on Thursday, November 28, just after 3:40 PM. According to the New York Post, the house is in a “high-end” area and is valued at an incredible $3 million.
The Weston Volunteer incident Department said on Facebook that the preliminary investigation showed that residents were frying a turkey, while the Weston Fire Marshal is still investigating the cause of the incident.
The garage caught fire and started “rapidly extending into the residence,” according to the press statement, as people were attempting to cook the enormous fowl.
Fighting the fire that spread throughout the home presented several difficulties for the firefighters.
They “attempted an aggressive fire attack,” but the building’s “structural collapse” prevented them from putting out the flames.
“A vehicle drove over the water supply hose on Weston Road, damaging the line, which completely stopped the flow of water for several minutes,” the agency further said.
According to officials, firefighters fought the roaring fire for 16 hours in the intense heat with help from many agencies.
According to the Daily Mail, Tweedy, Brown Managing Director Thomas H. Shrager is the owner of the 10,000-square-foot home.
According to CT Insider, the home was housing over twenty-five guests for the holiday when the fire broke out. Everyone inside had evacuated, therefore no injuries were recorded despite the spectacular photographs.
As the enormous flames tore through the house and spread through shattered windows, officials declared the opulent residence to be uninhabitable.
Amid heaps of burnt wreckage, the house was reduced to rubble, with just a few walls still intact. John Pokorny, the chief of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, told the source.
“The entire garage end of the house was on fire when we arrived – like a third of the house.” “You get pieces of debris and it’s burning underneath and the water from the top just doesn’t get to it.”
In response to the tragic event, Weston First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor released the following statement.
“I would like to thank all the Weston volunteer firefighters, Weston volunteer EMS, WPD, as well as the mutual aid fire departments from.
Westport, Easton, Wilton, Ridgefield, Georgetown, Redding, and West Redding, who battled the house fire during Thanksgiving.”
“We would especially want to thank Aquarion, Eversource, Soco Gas, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army of Danbury, and Weston Public Works for their support.
I appreciate your service and am happy that everyone is safe,” she said.