Fire at mixed-use building in Hartford leaves 22 people displaced

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Nearly two dozen people were displaced following a two-alarm fire at a mixed-use building in Hartford early Tuesday.

Crews responded to a report of a structure fire at 163-165 Albany Ave. at 12:26 a.m. and found heavy fire conditions at the three-story brick building, according to the Hartford Fire Department .

A second alarm was activated when firefighters arrived, fire officials said. Crews found a fire in the cockloft above the third floor, officials said.

Crews found heavy fire conditions at a two-alarm fire on Albany Avenue early Tuesday. (Courtesy of Patrick Dooley/Squad Fire Photos)

Primary and secondary searches determined that everyone had made it out of the building safely, according to fire officials. Multiple fire companies wo