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. By the time firefighters arrived, they said the fire had rapidly extended to the home.

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

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 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.