Fire Department UPDATE: At 2220 hrs. the Stratford 911 Center received a 911 call from an employee of Ashcroft Inc. stating that there was a fire inside the building located at 250 East Main Street. The Stratford Fire Marshals Office reports that several second shift employees observed a worsening smoke condition inside the production area. Simultaneously alerting Stratford 911 and initiating an evacuation of the facility, employees applied three portable fire extinguishers to control the fire. Subsequently, the building fire sprinkler system activated due to the worsening conditions holding the fire in check until the arrival of Stratford Fire personnel at 2227 hrs. Stratford Fire personnel under the command of Assistant Chief Timothy Brennan insured the extinguishment of the fire, shutting down power to the affected area of the building. Due to the size of the affected area and volume of smoke, fire personnel worked with several high powered smoke ejectors to remove the smoke from the structure. The Fire Marshals Office investigator determined the cause of the fire was a malfunctioning florescent light fixture. Twenty Eight fire personnel responded to the incident along with Stratford EMS and Stratford PD. The City of Milford and the City of Bridgeport fire departments, each provided backup coverage to the Town of Stratford during the incident. There were no reported injuries of civilian or fire personnel, and the last Stratford unit to clear the scene was at 0008 hrs. Jon Gottfried Deputy Fire Chief of Operations

10:29pm–#Stratford CT– Firefighters are on the scene of a chemical fire at Ashcroft Inc. at 250 East Main Street.  The fire is now reported out and firefighters are checking for exposures and other related issues with chemicals.

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