VERNON — - Firefighters from four
towns are at the scene of a debris fire in a dilapidated, vacant mill in the Rockville
section of town.
The fire at the Roosevelt Mills complex was reported at about 10:25 a.m.
Firefighters quickly brought it under control, but at 11:10 a.m., they still
sporadically sprayed water onto the fourth floor of the reinforced concrete
mill. Route 74 is shut down.
Firefighters from Ellington, Tolland
and Manchester are at the scene assisting Vernon.
Fire officials are investigating.
Brittany Foss, who was staying nearby at 207 East Main Street with a friend,
was awakened by sirens.
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Firefighters At Scene Of Vernon Mill Fire
Ellington volunteer firefighters, right, pack up their truck after responding to assist Vernon in a fire at the Roosevelt Mills on East Main Street in Vernon Monday morning. (MICHAEL MCANDREWS / HARTFORD COURANT / April 20, 2009)
"I saw black smoke coming from both
sides of the top floor," she said.
The long-vacant textile mill was built in 1906 and has long been the subject
of talks about revitalization. A Westport
architect has plans to convert the complex into 68 apartments and 10,000
square feet of commercial space.
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