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First-alarm fire

Stamford House Fire Causing $40K In Damage Contained Stamford House Fire Causing $40K In Damage Contained
Stamford House Fire Causing $40K In Damage Contained A first-alarm fire caused by a truck that hit a transformer on a telephone wire providing electricity to a Fairfield County home caused approximately $40,000 in damages, according to area firefighters.  The Stamford Fire Department said in a press release that they responded to a report of a telephone pole and wires that were smoking on Cold Spring Road in Stamford at approximately 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.  Smoke was emitting from the roof and eaves of a home that got their electrical service from the struck pole, authorities said. Four engine companies, one truck com…