Other / Not Specified, Other Business Windsor Locks, CT – Laundromat fire contained by sprinkler system June 18, 2016 viking210 A fire that started in a dryer at Cozy Corner Laundromat injured one patron Tuesday evening before firefighters could douse the blaze. At 6:35 p.m. firefighters responded to an emergency call from the laundromat, located at 255 Main St., and found heavy smoke when they arrived, Assistant Fire Chief Francis DeBella said. “The sprinkler system held the fire in check, while we were able to get in there and extinguish it in about an hour,” he said. The fire originated in a dryer, DeBella said, and burned a female customer who had tried to douse the flames. The woman’s burns were minor ones, he said, and she was evaluated by the Lions Club ambulance crew. Firefighters from Bradley International Airport responded to the scene with their ladder truck, and police assisted with traffic control. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.
