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Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From CT House Fire
A Connecticut resident received heavy burns to his head and face while escaping from his burning home. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Lynn Terrace around 6 p.m., Thursday, in Seymour. According to Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis, when firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and an injured resident who had "self-evacuated." Willis said a Good Samaritan had jumped out of a passing car to help neighbors get the man in his 60s to the ambulance. The unidentified man was transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit. His condition was not known on…
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Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly
A much beloved Fairfield County fire marshal has died suddenly, just a year before he planned to retire. Bridgeport Fire Marshal Alberto Hernandez, age 63, of Bridgeport, died on Monday, April 22. “I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Alberto Hernandez," said Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. "We are all very grateful to have lived in a community where we could be under Hernandez’s protection as a Fire Marshal for the City of Bridgeport. He was a widely loved member of our community, and he will truly be missed by all who knew him." City officials said Herna…
Police & Fire
Shelton Worker Burned During Equipment Fire
A Fairfield County worker was burned during an equipment fire at a business. The incident took place in Shelton around 3:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16 at 30 Oliver Terrace, said the Shelton Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the business on a report of an equipment fire and several reports of a loud explosion in the area, the department said. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke visible from the machine that inside the building. Once the command was established, units were directed to extinguish the small remaining fire. Shelton EMS transported the worker to a local …
Police & Fire
Berkshire County Home Destroyed By Fire
Authorities called a Massachusetts home a "total loss" after a fire broke out and engulfed the structure. The Tolland Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire in the Berkshire County town of Sandisfield at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, the department reported. This afternoon at 1:30 Tolland Fire was toned out on a first alarm structure fire in the town of Sandisfield. Upon... Posted by Tolland MA Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, January 31, 2022 Fire officials said the crew assisted Sandisfield Fire at the scene. Tolland Fire reported that the home was engulfed in flames b…
Police & Fire
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say
The only two employees on duty at an assisted living center in Connecticut both overdosed on fentanyl, leaving the patients without any help or supervision. The incident took place around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when the East Haven Police received a 911 call from a visiting nurse at the Caroline Manor Assisted Living facility reported a possible overdose of two employees. Upon arrival, East Haven Fire Department personnel were directed to a lower level office and found a male employee apparently suffering from an accidental overdose, said Captain Joseph Murgo, of the East Haven …