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Norwich Car Fire
May 08, 2026 | CONNECTICUT
RYAN FLAHERTY, Correspondent

Photo by Norwich FireThe fire was contained to the vehicle and did not spread to the leaf collector.

Photo by Norwich Fire
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
At 2:33 pm on Friday, 5/8/26 the East Great Plain Fire Department with Norwich's Engine 3 and Battalion 1 were dispatched to 20 Waldo Road for a car fire.
Q135 (fire marshal) arrived at 2:35 reporting an active car fire. Engine 3 stretched an 1.75" hose line and knocked the fire with tank water. The Norwich Fire Marshal's Office is investigating.