SHELTON — There were no injuries reported as of 10 p.m. Saturday as flames engulfed the long-vacant Star Pin factory building in Shelton.
The fire was still raging as of 10 p.m. The cause and origin will be investigated. Firefighters told The Valley Indy they expected to be on site until dawn Sunday to dump water on hot spots.
A fire was reported in the 145-year-old, four-story building about 7:30 p.m. The smoke plume could be seen from the Q Bridge in New Haven.
The address is listed as 267 Canal St. in downtown Shelton west of the Derby-Shelton bridge behind a U-Haul rental location. The complex takes up 1.4 acres and backs up to the shore of the Housatonic River.
Across the river people lined Roosevelt Drive in Derby to watch the spectacle. A large crowd gathered on the Derby-Shelton bridge and all along Canal Street in Shelton.
The building has been vacant for at least 15 years, officials said.
Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora said Saturday’s fire was the second fire at the building in about a year.
“We were in at Easter of last year for the back end of this building,” he said. That fire was intentionally set by juveniles and was handled by police, Tortora said.
Tortora said the Star Pin factory structure had been classified as a ‘no entry’ property because it was in such bad shape.
“The floors were collapsing, so the building was not structurally sound. This fire is being fought from the outside,” Tortora said.
The building totals about 118,000 square feet.
Embers from the building landed on the roof of a neighboring industrial building, setting it ablaze as well. Firefighters used hoses to keep the neighboring building wet so that it was not further damaged.
A ladder truck was also set up next to the Avalon residential complex as protection.
Firefighters from Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour were all on scene.
“There was heavy fire in the rear of the building and multiple floors on fire upon arrival,” said Derby Assistant Fire Chief David Lenart.
Shelton Fire Chief Fran Jones was the incident commander.
Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, who was at the fire along with state Rep. Jason Perillo, R-Shelton, said the city took over the the property after it had been abandoned.
In 2018, state government announced Shelton was receiving a $750,000 grant to clean up hazardous materials at the site. In March, the city Aldermen approved a deal to sell the property to Primrose Companies, owned by John Guedes, for $500,000, according to The Shelton Herald.
Lauretti said that sale is in process and that Guedes plans to redevelop the old industrial building into a mix of residential and commercial — an extension of what’s been happening all over Canal Street in downtown Shelton.
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