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Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At CT Car Repair Shop: Building Severely Damaged Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At CT Car Repair Shop: Building Severely Damaged
Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At CT Car Repair Shop: Building Severely Damaged A stubborn blaze at a car repair shop in Fairfield County left the building with significant damage and resulted in a firefighter being taken to the hospital, fire officials said.  The fire began on Monday, Nov. 20 around 1:30 p.m., when a blaze ignited at Kingsway Motors in Fairfield located at 705 Kings Highway East, according to the Fairfield Fire Department. Crews arrived at the repair shop within minutes and discovered heavy smoke and fire coming from the building. After searching the structure, firefighters confirmed that everyone inside had safely evacuated.  The effort to…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Burning CT Home Firefighter Falls Through Burning CT Home
Firefighter Falls Through Burning CT Home A Fairfield County firefighter was injured after falling through a floor while battling a structure fire. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10:10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2 in the 700 block of Park Street. Firefighters responded to the structure fire after receiving multiple 911 regarding a fire, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management For Bridgeport. While checking for extension inside the structure a firefighter called a mayday. He fell through from the second to the first floor, Appleby said. "The Rapid Intervention Team was able to remove him, and he was transported…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At CT Apartment Building Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At CT Apartment Building
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At CT Apartment Building A three-alarm fire in a Fairfield County high-rise apartment building was quickly extinguished by firefighters. The fire took place in Stamford around 8 p.m. at 60 Strawberry Hill Avenue. The first arriving Stamford firefighters found smoke billowing from windows on the eighth floor of the 12-story apartment building, said Deputy Chief Matt Palmer, of the Stamford Fire Department. Due to the location of the fire and difficulties associated with firefighting operations in a high-rise apartment building, a second alarm was sounded. The second alarm brought an additional engine and truck com…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At CT Home Just After Nor'easter Arrives Fire Breaks Out At CT Home Just After Nor'easter Arrives
Fire Breaks Out At CT Home Just After Nor'easter Arrives Just as a fierce Nor'easter moved into Fairfield County, firefighters were out battling an early-morning house fire. The fire started around 1:20 a.m., Monday, Feb. 1, at a home on Treat Avenue in Stamford. Firefighters from Stamford Fire Department Engine Co. 6 arrived on the scene in less than four minutes and found a large volume of fire visible at the rear of the structure that was extending into the roofline and interior second floor and attic space, said Stamford FD Deputy Chief Matt Palmer. The fire also was impinging on at least two nearby homes and structures. In addition, f…

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by Kathy Reakes