Electrical issues at Comcast building in Berlin prompts heavy response from fire officials

  • Source: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford
  • Published: 09/06/2020 04:50 AM

A couple of electrical issues Saturday morning is what sparked employees at a local business to call 911. According to Berlin Fire officials, crews responded to the Comcast Communications building on New Park Drive around 8 a.m. after receiving a report that there was an odor of natural gas within the boiler room. First responders determined that the building didn't have any power and was using electricity from a standby generator. The odor of gas that was originally reported was actually electrical burning in the building. Officials said that the office areas began filling up with smoke, prompting crews to request additional aid, as well as Eversource, be brought to the scene. Eversource was able to determine that a small animal caused an issue, which caused the building to lose power.



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