Fire destroyed a $3 million Connecticut mansion Thursday after residents were frying a turkey in the garage, officials reported.

A Connecticut mansion was torn up in flames after residents fried a turkey on Thanksgiving day, officials said. The fire began in the garage, where the turkey was being fried for 25 people who were at the estimated $2.

About 25 people celebrating Thanksgiving escaped the Weston house fire that appears to have started by someone frying a turkey in the garage, officials say

A fire appears to have sparked at a mansion in Weston after residents tried to fry a turkey in their garage on Thanksgiving, fire officials said. The Weston Volunteer Fire Department said they responded to a home on Weston Road after getting reports of a garage fire just before 3:45 p.

The Thanksgiving Day blaze took 16 hours to put out, the Weston Volunteer Fire Department said. (Credit: Weston Volunteer Fire Department)

A Connecticut mansion valued at more than $4 million was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving as a family of 20 sat down to their holiday meal, authorities said.The fire ignited shortly before 4 p.m. at a two-story,

According to Stoller, flames were coming from a turkey fryer that was inside the garage. Firefighters moved the fryer out of the garage and quickly extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire which took about five minutes to extinguish.

A massive house fire in Connecticut that took 16 hours to extinguish may have been caused by someone frying a turkey inside the garage on Thanksgiving Day.

A home in Weston, Connecticut, was destroyed due to a turkey frying mishap, according to officials. The fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. on Nov. 28. A garage fire rapidly spread into the residence, officials say.

A fire at a mansion in Connecticut, US, on Thanksgiving Day likely caused by turkey frying, caused extensive damage and made the house uninhabitable. No injuries were reported, and the family is receiving Red Cross help.