Disasters · Torrington house fireTorrington house fire: Four rescued from home first described as emptyWritten November 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTCTranscript0:07Firefighters rescued four people from a burning house, first described as empty.0:12All four were taken to a hospital after crews brought them out through heavy smoke0:17and advancing flames.0:19The immediate concern now is how those four patients are doing.0:23Heavy fire was consuming the porch at two hundred and sixty Park Avenue in0:28Torrington, Connecticut.0:30Firefighters responded just before four p.m.0:32Wednesday, November fourth.0:34Flames had spread to the outside of the house and its second floor.0:38Officials heard banging and people calling for help inside the house.0:42Crews had been told the home was empty, but those sounds revealed people inside as0:47the fire advanced.0:48Firefighters brought all four people out from the first floor.0:52Despite intense flames and heavy smoke, two of those four were removed through a0:57window.0:58Crews carried out the rescues while the fire continued to advance.1:04Firefighters also rescued five cats and handed them over to Torrington Animal1:10Control.1:11No firefighters were injured during the response to the Park Avenue fire.1:15Fire officials are asking anyone with information to contact the fire marshal's1:20office or battalion chief Robert Shopee.1:23The cause of the fire hasn't been announced.1:25It's still unclear whether residents can return to the house.1:29The four people rescued were taken to a hospital, and their conditions remain1:33unknown.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
