Fire in abandoned factory forces evacuations in Waterbury - Eyewitness News 3

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - A fire in an abandoned factory in Waterbury has caused multiple road closures and evacuations.

Police say to avoid 800 South Main ST, River ST, Washington ST and Baldwin ST.

Firefighters say the fire started on the River Street side of the building, and then spread to the South Main Street side.

They say the fire threatened some nearby homes and several people were evacuated.

Two firefighters have been injured. One suffered from heat exhaustion.

Residents living on River Street watched the fire quickly grow and were scared it would spread to their homes.

“I looked out my window and I was able to see the big flames, I mean, they were like, billowing. I’m not going to lie I was a little scared,” said Matthew Hopson, Waterbury.

The billowing smoke could be seen for miles.

All evening long the fire was sending up a massive plume of smoke, and a good portion of the building has collapsed,

“When the first part of the building collapsed it sounded like thunder. The ground did shake a little bit. It was quite loud. We did see part of the building collapse into the river which sent up a bunch of water when it collapsed,” said Sara Lindsey, Meriden.

When that collapse happened, she says she was hit by a piece of brick.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Police say an active structure fire in an abandoned factory in Waterbury is causing road closures.(WFSB)

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