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Man Found Dead Floating In Hamden Lake Man Found Dead Floating In Hamden Lake
Man Found Dead In Hamden Lake Police are investigating after a man's body was found floating in a lake in Connecticut. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 11:15 a.m., Monday, April 15, at Lake Whitney in Hamden, near Hartford Turnpike and Rogers Road. According to Capt. Anthony Diaz of the Hamden Police officers responded to the scene and found the man, who was dead. Diaz said Hamden Fire Department personnel removed him from the water and took him to the Medical Examiner's Office. A preliminary investigation did not show any signs of trauma. An autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, April …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To Hamden Home Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To Hamden Home
Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To Hamden Home A Connecticut home was significantly damaged after a space heater ignited a fire over the weekend. The Hamden Fire Department in New Haven County reported that firefighters responded to the blaze on Smith Drive at about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Dispatchers had received numerous calls from neighbors about the fire, and responding firefighters saw the blaze from a rear bedroom window. The fire spread from the bedroom to the hallway, officials said. The fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze, and the only occupant of the residence was not home at the time of the fire, officials…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Dies In CT Apartment Fire Woman Dies In CT Apartment Fire
Woman Dies In CT Apartment Fire A woman was killed during a fire at an apartment building that started in a third-floor unit in Connecticut. The blaze began around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, at the complex located at 95 Kaye Vue Plaza, in Hamden. First arriving firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from a third-floor window, according to Hamden Fire Chief Gary Merwede. Firefighters quickly advanced a hose line up the stairwell to the third-floor apartment where they encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions, Merwede said. Crews performed a search of the apartment and other units as other firefighters were ext…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Two Pets Killed In Overnight Hamden House Fire Man, Two Pets Killed In Overnight Hamden House Fire
Man, Two Pets Killed In Overnight Hamden House Fire A 59-year-old man and two pets are dead following a house fire overnight. The blaze in Hamden was reported around 10:15 p.m.,  Tuesday, March 9, at 775 Hill Street after the fire department received numerous 911 calls from neighbors. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found heavy fire in the breezeway and garage that was spreading into the house, said Hamden Fire Chief Gary Merwede. A 59-year-old man was found dead in the living room.  He has been identified as Frank Mangiero.  Two occupants of the home were able to safely evacuate. One exited throu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods
Covid-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods In a situation that is becoming more common, firefighters in New Haven County recently rescued a hiker who got lost on an area mountain after nightfall.  Crews responded to Mount Carmel mountain at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 to rescue "another lost hiker in the dark," Fire Chief Gary Merwede wrote on the department's Twitter page.  Merwede announced that a rescue team had located the hiker, who was uninjured, in a later Tweet at approximately 9:15 p.m. Members of the Hamden Fire Department said they have sent teams to rescue at least tw…

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by Christina Coulter