Westfield Goes Mutual Aid to Middletown

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Sunday April 19, Westfield Fire responded along with assignments from Portland and South District on a mutual aid response to the City of Middletown's Central District for a 3-alarm structure fire at the Hall-Atwater Laboratories of Wesleyan University. The fire presented unique challenges given the many hazardous materials present in the structure. The State DEP was called in to assist. East Berlin provided coverage for Westfield fire for most of the evening while Engine 2 and Ladder 6 were committed to the scene and while Engine 5 provided coverage for the Central District at the Cross Street station. Click here for Hartford Courant coverage.