(hatzopoulos.athanasios@epa.gov)

Site Location:
273 Canal Street
Shelton, CT 06484
response.epa.gov/starpinmillfire

On June 13, 2020, EPA Region 1 was notified of a fire at an abandoned mill complex on Canal Street in Shelton, Connecticut. Fire-fighting efforts were on-going. Preliminary reports indicated that as a result of the fire, a portion of the mill collapsed into the Housatonic River.

CT DEEP had responded to the incident and reported that the building is believed to contain asbestos. A building inventory indicated the presence of about one hundred 55 gallon drums containing, acids, caustics, flammable liquids and oxidizers. The inventory also indicates the presence of several fuel oil tanks.