Crime & Safety
West Avon Road Medical Building Closes Indefinitely After Fire
Avon, Simsbury, Canton and Unionville volunteer firefighters responded to the Tuesday morning blaze.
Update, 9:46 a.m.
The building that houses Avon Medical Group and Clinical Laboratory Partners will be closed indefinitely due to smoke damage from the Tuesday morning fire.
Update, 8:52 a.m.
The state and Avon fire marshal are investigating the cause of a fire at a medical office on West Avon Road that houses Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC and Avon Medical Group.
An Avon police officer happened upon the fire at 30 West Avon Road around 6 a.m. and Avon volunteer firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire and no firefighters were injured battling the blaze that caught hold in the lower level of the building on the Dale Road side.
Simsbury and Canton firefighters also responded, as well as Tunxis Hose firefighters from Unionville.
Update, 8:35 a.m.
The parking lot at the medical office is inaccessible to civilians.
An American Medical Response ambulance was on scene. Avon's fire marshal is investigating the circumstances of the fire.
Update, 8:30 a.m.
Simsbury firefighters and Avon police also responded to the fire at the Avon Medical Group building that houses Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC.
Update, 8:20 a.m.
West Avon Road has reopened.
Original Story
Avon volunteer firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday around 6 a.m. at the 30 West Avon Rd. medical office building that houses Avon Medical Group.
As of 7:35 a.m., police said that West Avon Road is closed between Dale Road.
More information will be provided when it becomes available.
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