Probe seeks cause of Belle Haven fire

GREENWICH — Fire investigators were working Monday to determine the cause of a blaze that destroyed a home under construction Friday night in the Belle Haven section of town.

The cause of the fire had not yet been determined, Fire Marshal Chris Pratico said Monday.

Firefighters responded to the construction site on the 400 block of Field Point Road shortly before 11 p.m. Friday and found the structure engulfed in flames, he said.

“It was a house under construction; it’s still under investigation,” said Pratico. “Nobody was hurt, that’s the good thing.” Workers had been at the scene during the day.

Firefighters worked at the scene to keep the blaze from spreading to neighboring homes, and a nearby house had some embers land on it, he said. The glow from the blaze could be seen for miles, he said.

A fire on North Water Street in the Byram section on Nov. 2 was also still under investigation, Pratico said, with the assistance of the police department.

One person was badly injured in the residential fire, and the threestory home was destroyed, according to fire officials.

The person was rushed by ambulance to the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation, according to Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Zack.

“The heavy wind was making the situation a lot worse,” said Zack. The house sustained major damage — “We had fire throughout three floors,” he said.

About eight fire apparatuses, as well as support vehicles, came from all over town to fight the fire.