Although 25 people were home at the time of the blaze, Weston firefighters said no injuries were reported. The $4M+ home is a total loss.

WESTON, CT ( WFSB /Gray News) - A multi-million dollar mansion was destroyed by a fire after a Thanksgiving turkey frying mishap. The Weston Fire Department responded to the fire on Thanksgiving around 3:40 p.m. They said the callers initially described the incident as a garage fire.

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A mansion in Weston was destroyed by a fire that appeared to be the result of turkey frying, firefighters said.

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

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 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.

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,

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