April 28th at 3:45 am the Branford Fire Dept. was dispatched to 674 Main St. for a reported structure fire with persons trapped. Once on scene crews were met with a significant amount of fire on the first and second floors trapping the occupants of the third floor with no means of egress including the fire escape. Immediately Car 6 (D.C. Mahoney-shift commander) told the initial crews to raise a 35-foot ladder to help the occupants escape the home as well as deploy a hose line to start knocking down the fire. All 3 occupants were assisted out of home safely.