Naugatuck family business losses food trailer to fire | Connecticut News

NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) – a Naugatuck family’s food trailer went up in flames yesterday.

It’s a heartbreaking sight.

Ian Frew built “Not Just Blowin’ Smoke” with his family.

Their barbecue eats have grown to be a hit in the last five years.

A fire Thursday put a screeching halt to business.

It happened as they were making dinner.

Ian Frew said “I set everything up like I normally do, um, got everything ready. Made sure the smokers were working right, everything was good.”

From the beginning, the Frew family used the business to help the area.

Giving out free meals to the police and fire departments.

Their charitable efforts only ramped up in the pandemic.

Gillian Farina, who works for Not Just Blowin’ Smoke, said, “we were donating to healthcare workers due to COVID. Labonne’s in Watertown hired us to do all fur stores, we were…

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