MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC and AP) — Authorities say a car crashed into an apartment building in Manchester, killing the driver and sparking a fire that displaced six families.
Firefighters were dispatched to the crash on Center St. at around 2:45 a.m. Manchester Fire Chief Daniel A. French says crews battled heavy fire that spread from the crashed car to the six-unit building’s second floor and attic.
The driver of the car was killed in the crash. The person’s identity was not immediately released. French says the occupants of the six-unit building all escaped safely. Photos posted on Twitter show flames shooting up from the building’s roof amid heavy smoke.





