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Fiery Conn. crash injures multiple, ignites hundreds of rounds of ammunition

The Granby Police Department stated there were several hundred rounds of ammunition inside the burning vehicle

By Justin Muszynski
Hartford Courant

GRANBY, Conn. — Multiple people were injured during a fiery crash in Granby on Monday night that led to hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the vehicle being ignited.

The incident was reported shortly before 10 p.m. on Barkhamsted Road where police and fire crews responded for a motor vehicle crash involving a car that was engulfed in flames, according to the .

The vehicle contained several hundred rounds of ammunition that were ignited during the fire, police said.

According to police, the occupants of the vehicle were able to get out safely. They suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Medics with the Granby Ambulance Association treated the victims, police said.


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The road was closed from Route 20 to Case Street while firefighters with Lost Acres Fire Department put out the blaze and crews were on scene. The road later reopened.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Granby Officer Walzak at 860-844-5335.

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