Apartment Building, Residential New Haven, CT – Fire in basement of apartment building knocked down by sprinkler system January 16, 2017 viking210 City firefighters quickly knocked down a basement fire Wednesday afternoon at the Bella Vista Apartments in eastern New Haven. Crews arrived at Building E of the complex to find a minor fire in the basement there at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Battalion Chief William Gould said at the scene. Much of the fire had been knocked down by the building’s sprinkler system by the time firefighters arrived but they called in a full assignment of trucks because of the number of people who live in the building. “The fire extended somewhat in the (chute) but not up to upper floors so they were able to extinguish it in the area of origin,” Gould said. Firefighters were able to put out the rest of the fire within minutes. No one was hurt in the fire, Gould confirmed. “The sprinklers do their jobs, they save lives, keeping the fire in check,” he said.
