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CT Man Hit By SUV Suffers Critical Injuries CT Man Hit By SUV Suffers Critical Injuries
CT Man Hit By SUV Suffers Critical Injuries A Fairfield County man is in critical condition after being struck by an SUV while crossing a busy roadway in inclement weather. The collision took place in Stamford around 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9 on West Main Street near Fairfield Avenue. A 2013 Nissan Rogue, being driven by a 73-year-old Stamford resident was traveling eastbound on West Main Street, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police. The pedestrian was crossing West Main Street from south to north. The Rogue struck the pedestrian and knocked him to the ground, Booth said. The pedestrian, a 46-year-old Stamford …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Ask Public's Help After 2-Alarm Fire Is 3rd Blaze In Hours In CT City Police Ask Public's Help After 2-Alarm Fire Is 3rd Blaze In Hours In CT City
Police Ask Public's Help After 2-Alarm Fire Is 3rd Blaze In Hours In CT City Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man they believe may be involved in two fires. Sgt. Sean Scanlan, of the Stamford Police, said the department is working to identify the man who was caught on surveillance near two fires on Thursday, Sept. 29. A third fire on West Avenue around 11 a.m. Thursday is not believed to be a suspected arson, police said. The first suspicious fire took place early Thursday in a dumpster on Schuyler Avenue near the Stamford Hospital. The second fire took place around 5 a.m. Thursday, on Fairfield Avenue and destroyed a home and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multifamily Residence In CT 2-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multifamily Residence In CT
2-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multifamily Residence In CT An early-morning fire broke out at a multifamily residence in Fairfield County. Firefighters received reports of the blaze in Stamford on Fairfield Avenue at about 5 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. When authorities arrived at the scene, they found a large fire that extended from all three floors to an attic of the residence,  the Stamford Fire Department said. The heat from the fire was also damaging two adjacent multifamily homes, the fire department reported. Authorities said a second alarm was ordered by the first arriving companies due to the amount of fire and the kinds of structur…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Multifamily CT Home Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Multifamily CT Home
Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Multifamily CT Home A firefighter was injured and a family of five displaced during a large house fire in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out in Stamford around 5 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29 on Fairfield Avenue on the city's west side. Stamford firefighters from the West Side Fire Station, located one block away from the fire arrived on location in less than one minute, said Deputy Chief Matt Palmer.  On arrival, they found a large volume of fire that had already extended to all three floors and the attic space of the multi-family residence, Palmer said. Palmer said, in addition, the radiant heat fr…

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by Kathy Reakes