NORWICH – Police and fire officials continue to look into the cause of a fire which ravaged a multi-family dwelling on Walnut Street last Thursday.

The fire was reported by a neighbor at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday. Officers from the Norwich Police Department were the first on the scene. According to Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo, they discovered smoke and flames coming from the two-story residence at 12 Walnut St.

Crews from the Norwich Fire Department arrived shortly thereafter and began battling the blaze. Volunteers from the Oxford and Sherburne Fire Departments also responded.