Around 12:38 am on Sunday, 5/31/26 the Ledyard, Gales Ferry and Mashantucket Fire Departments were dispatched to 120 Gallup Hill Road for a ceiling fan fire in the bathroom. Ledyard’s chief arrived with fire showing from the attic and transmitted the second alarm. 

Engine 13 laid a supply line and stretched an 1.75” hose line to the second floor. Ladder 25 set up in the front and flew the aerial. Mashantucket Engine 1 stretched another line to the second floor and began pulling ceiling. Additional help was provided by North Stonington Engine 151, Laurel Hill Engine 62, Sub Base Truck 65, Mohegan Tribal FAST, Norwich FAST and American Ambulance. The Ledyard Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. Center Groton covered Ledyard's station while the Mohegan Fire Company covered Gales Ferry.