A gigantic fire erupted inside a $4 million Connecticut mansion after residents attempted to fry a turkey in the garage on Thanksgiving.
Firefighters faces several challenges on the holiday afternoon after the stunning mansion at 40 Weston Road in Weston went up in flames.
The aggressive fire quickly spread throughout the home, and soon, its structural collapse created dangerous conditions for responding firefighters.
Residents were attempting to fry a turkey for the big meal Thursday afternoon when the garage caught fire and began ‘rapidly extending into the residence,’ according to Weston Volunteer Fire Department.
‘Firefighters attempted an aggressive fire attack, however, their efforts were thwarted by dangerous fire conditions and structural collapse,’ the department, which battled the flames for 16 hours, wrote in a Facebook post.
In addition to the gigantic flames ripping through the home, first responders hit a major setback when water flow stopped for ‘several minutes’ after a ‘vehicle drove over the water supply hose,’ damaging it.
The identity of the turkey chef was not released by authorities, but the home is owned by Tweedy, Brown Managing Director Thomas H. Shrager, according to public records.
Photos released by the fire department show massive flames ripping through the home and extending several feet outside the home through broken windows.
A gigantic fire erupted inside a $4million Connecticut mansion after residents attempted to fry a turkey in the garage on Thanksgiving
Photos released by the fire department show massive flames ripping through the home and extending several feet outside the home through broken windows
The entire house was engorged in the orange blaze and a dark, billowing plume cloud of black smoke filled the air.
Video of the fire, posted by a commenter, shows a menacing wave of orange glaring through the trees along the roadway as the sky blackened with smoke around 5 pm.
The fire started shortly before 4 pm.
The Weston home, located roughly 30 miles outside of New Haven, has been deemed ‘uninhabitable.’
Despite the dramatic photos of the blaze, no injuries were reported.
However, it remains unclear how many people were inside the house when the garage fire began.
Six other fire department had to assist the volunteer crew, while Ridgefield Fire Department provided town coverage while Weston battled the mansion fire.
The official cause of the fire is still under investigation, but a preliminary investigation suggests it’s the result of trying a turkey.
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Residents were attempting to fry a turkey for the big meal Thursday afternoon when the garage caught fire and began ‘rapidly extending into the residence,’ according to Weston Volunteer Fire Department , which battled the flames for 16 hours
Outside of the gigantic flames ripping through the home, first responders hit a major setback when water flow stopped for ‘several minutes’ after a ‘vehicle drove over the water supply hose,’ damaging it
The identity of the turkey chef was not released by authorities, but the home is owned by Tweedy, Brown Managing Director Thomas H. Shrager, according to public records
Pictured: The devastation of the Weston fire
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