Although nearly 40 people were home at the time of the blaze, Weston firefighters said no injuries were reported. The $4M+ home is a total loss.

According to USA Today, a family in Weston, Connecticut is lucky to be alive after their $4 million mansion burned down after a fire broke out on the property. Authorities say a turkey fryer caught fire in their garage on Thanksgiving Day. Firefighters responded to the scene at 3:42 p.m. local time.

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.

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

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

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.

A Connecticut home blaze on Thanksgiving was likely the result of a person frying a turkey inside the house’s garage, the fire department said.

A turkey frying accident led to a multi-million dollar mansion in Connecticut becoming engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving, local news outlets reported. Firefighters responded to a report of a garage fire at a home in Weston on Thanksgiving but saw that the fire had spread to the main home by the time they arrived,