Crime & Safety

Video: Firefighters Put Out Newtown Barn, House Fire

Firefighters are called to Main Street in Newtown for a barn and house fire.

Firefighters from Newtown and surrounding areas, including Southbury were called to a , which extended to a two-family house before being extinguished. No one was injured but the barn at 46 Main St. burned to the ground and the house at 4 East St. is heavily damaged. Two families, consisting of six people, have been displaced. Listen to Newtown Hook and Ladder Fire Chief Jason Rivera talk about what happened.

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