NORWICH – An apartment fire that occurred in the City of Norwich last week is still under investigation, as officials work to determine what caused it.

According to City of Norwich Fire Department Chief Jan Papelino, the fire occurred at 6:24 p.m. on May 4th at 57 Cortland Street in the City of Norwich.

Papelino said when the Norwich Fire Department arrived on scene light smoke was visible from the outside, but it took several minutes to knock the fire down due in part to the apartment’s layout.

“Upon arrival light smoke was visible from the outside, and I concluded that the fire was on the second floor,” said Papelino. “From there the crew got inside with a three-quarter inch hand line and knocked it down.”

“We had the fire out within 10 minutes or so, being an apartment building made it more difficult to get the handline upstairs, and not knowing which room it was in also added time.”