While operating at a stove fire at Summitwoods dr., Norwich dispatch reported to Battalion 1 that they had a fire alarm activation at 66 Franklin Street. Engine 2 and East Great Plains FD were assigned to the fire alarm while companies began to clear the stove fire. While en route, dispatch advised Engine 2 that they were taking calls for smoke from the second floor. Engine 2 arrived on scene and declared a working fire, reporting smoke on the second floor and a fire in the attic area.
Two hand lines operated in the building, while firefighters on the roof cut vent holes above the fire.