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Sixth-Grade Student Dies After Overnight CT House Fire Sixth-Grade Student Dies After Overnight CT House Fire
Sixth-Grade Student Dies After Overnight CT House Fire A middle school student was killed during a fire at his residence in Fairfield County Redding. The blaze began around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Redding at the Karlson family home on Diamond Hill Road, officials said. The child, identified as Brien Karlson, a sixth-grade student at John Read Middle School, was injured and taken to the hospital, but later died from his injuries on Wednesday, Feb. 15, said Jason McKinnon, superintendent of the Easton, Redding, and Region 9 school districts. McKinnon said in a letter to the school community that the family was home at the time of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury
House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury The Danbury Fire Department is trying to determine the cause of a house fire that displaced its residents.  According to the department, firefighters were dispatched to the Carriage Lane fire at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  The fire, which caused heavy smoke positions, reportedly started in the basement and crept up into the first floor and attic space of the building.  Due to a lack of fire hydrants in the area, assistance from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department, the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department and the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department wa…

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by Christina Coulter