Ellington Road (Route 74) was closed due to an accident in the 2500 block.

SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES
At 1:30 AM on Wednesday morning (9/16/2020), the SWFD was dispatched to a home on Austin Circle for a reported dishwasher fire. On arrival, first-in companies found that the dishwasher was previously on fire, however; it had been extinguished by the homeowner. The sleeping residents were alerted to the fire by their smoke detectors, which allowed them to safely evacuate their 3 young children and extinguish the fire prior to it causing catastrophic damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the South Windsor Fire Marshal's Office and there were no reported injuries.

Sunday, June 21 at 1230am just after midnight:
SWFD, SWPD, and ASM responded to a single-vehicle vs. multiple telephone poles in the 1400 block of Ellington Road (Rt. 30). Two poles snapped at the base. Passenger-type car ended up on the front lawn approximately 20’ off the roadway. Non life-threatening injuries. E4 and Car 29 assisted EMS and PD.

Tuesday, June 16th at 3pm.
SWFD, SWPD, and ASM dispatched to Coca Cola, 359 Ellington Road at the loading dock for a reported employee in a fork lift that fell off dock and was reported entrapped. FD and PD arrived together and found the person in a precarious position, but not entrapped.
Person transported with Non life threatening injuries.