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Fire Heavily Damages CT Town Official's Home Fire Heavily Damages CT Town Official's Home
Fire Heavily Damages CT Town Official's Home A fire ripped through the home of a Fairfield County town official, leaving the residence uninhabitable. The incident occurred in Ridgefield at the home of Town Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Robert Hendrick around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, on East Ridge Road. According to Ridgefield Fire Chief Jerry Myers, firefights spent more than five hours at the scene battling the blaze across the street from East Ridge Middle School and had to return on Friday, March 22 for a flare-up. Hendrick was home with his daughter at the time of the fire, Myers said a fire alarm alerted them to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Crashes Into CT Gas Pumps, Causing Fire, Police Say Driver Crashes Into CT Gas Pumps, Causing Fire, Police Say
Driver Crashes Into CT Gas Pumps, Causing Fire, Police Say A driver was arrested after crashing into gas pumps in Connecticut, causing a fire, police said.  Authorities responded to a report of a crash and fire at a New Haven County gas station on Sunday, April 3, according to a report from the Meriden Police Department on Tuesday, April 5. Investigators found that a driver, identified as 24-year-old Ricardo Lopez, was driving south on Cook Avenue in Meriden and passing vehicles on the wrong side of the roadway when he lost control of the vehicle and veered into the parking lot of the gas station at 369 Cook Ave. The vehicle rolled and struck…

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by Nicole Valinote
Traffic
Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire
Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire The Southbound lane of I-91 in Meriden at Exit 17 is closed due to a truck accident and fire. Connecticut State Police said today, Monday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m., a tractor-trailer was in an accident and caught fire. Traffic is congested between Exits 19 and 17 - about 1.2 miles, the police said. Traffic is being diverted onto Route 15 south, via exit 67, the Plainville Citizen is reporting. No injuries have been reported. 

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by Kristin Palpini