Bristol fire leaves woman, dog dead

A woman and a dog died in a house fire at a new development in Bristol Thursday morning.

Firefighters responded to a ranch-style home at 105 Pequabuck St. just before 9:20 a.m. on the report of a structure fire and found heavy smoke showing, according to Richard Hart, chief of the Bristol Fire Department. Crews also received reports that someone was inside the house, Hart said.

The first companies on the scene entered the home and encountered a “large body of fire,” according to Hart. They found a woman in the kitchen area and pulled her out of the home before rendering her first aid, Hart said. No other people were in the home.

When medics arrived they pronounced the woman dead at the scene, according to Hart. The victim has not been identified. A dog was also killed in the fire. Hart said crews were able to get the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The blaze was “90% interior” and extended a bit to the porch, he said.

The house sustained a “severe amount of damage,” according to Hart.

According to property records, the home was built in 2021 and was part of a development about a mile away from the Terryville town line.

The Bristol Fire Marshal is investigating the cause and origin of the blaze.