Fair 71°
Tag:

New Fairfield Fire Department

Police & Fire
CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced
CT House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced A Fairfield County firefighter was taken to the hospital and 14 residents were left homeless following a two-alarm house fire. The blaze started in Danbury just after 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17 on Locust Avenue. Arriving firefighters found a 3-story, multi-family home with heavy smoke emitting from multiple sides, said Capt. Kevin Lunnie of the Danbury Fire Department. As crews made entry into the home they found a significant fire in the basement extending into the upper floors, Lunnie said. Occupants reported multiple individuals unaccounted for, prompting an immediate upgrade to a…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Near Litchfield County Border Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Near Litchfield County Border
Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Near Litchfield County Border Around a dozen horses had to be rescued from a barn that caught on fire in the Hudson Valley, fire officials announced. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Jan. 10 around 8:20 p.m., when the hay storage area inside a barn at the High Point Equestrian Center at 572 East Branch Rd. in Patterson caught on fire, according to the Putnam Lake Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews were able to quickly knock out a large portion of the blaze, but found completely extinguishing it difficult because of the heavily stacked hay storage inside the barn. Firefighters worked…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic