Five people were displaced from a single-family house fire on Amherst Street early Tuesday, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
The family was home at the time of the fire and was able to evacuate without injury, according to District Chief Mario Oquendo Jr. from the Hartford Fire Department. Three adults and two children were displaced, he said.
Firefighters responded around 5:09 a.m. and the fire was extinguished in 16 minutes, according to Oquendo. There is fire and smoke damage throughout the home, he said.
The city inspector declared the building uninhabitable at that time, according to Oquendo. The family is being assisted by the Special Services Unit and the American Red Cross, he said.
The fire is currently under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.
