WINSTED — One person and a dog were pronounced dead by fire officials following an early-morning house fire at 350 Walnut St. in Winsted on Wednesday, Dec. 27.
The victim’s name, gender and cause of the blaze had not been released by the Winsted fire marshal’s office as of press time, pending an ongoing investigation by local and state authorities, the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit and the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The heavy blaze was reported around 6:30 a.m. by a neighbor who called 911 after seeing flames shooting from the modest single-family home, located a short distance from the center of town.
After the fire was doused, firefighters discovered the bodies of the deceased individual and a dog.
No other occupants were in the home at the time of the fire, according to the fire officials.
