Early morning fire destroys Monkton home

Posted on February 7, 2011 |

• Monkton

By Tamara Hilmes

MONKTON — On Wednesday morning, fire ravaged the Bristol Road home of Tom Cousino in Monkton.

According to Monkton Volunteer Fire Department Chief David Layn, the call was made by firefighter Robert Howard, who noticed the house was on fire on his way to work, around 6:45 a.m.

Cousino was asleep in the house at the time, but awoke coughing from the smoke. He climbed out of his bedroom window and slid down the shed roof, according to Layn.

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