NORWICH – The Norwich, New Berlin and North Norwich fire departments, aided by the Chenango County Bureau of Fire, responded to a residence fire at 722 State Highway 320 in the Town of Norwich Monday, forcing traffic to shut down for more than two hours while crews knocked out the blaze.

Four children and one adult were woken from a nap by a sounding smoke detector inside their trailer. All were able to get out before their home was engulfed by flames. No injuries were reported.

The call came in at 1:20 p.m. As fire crews arrived on the scene, they were met by heavy black smoke rolling from the structure and they quickly requested a tanker from New Berlin and another from North Norwich. While firefighters tried to contain the fire, flames spread rapidly, said emergency officials, and firefighters worked for several hours to extinguish it.