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Quick-Thinking Fire Chief Uses Fork-Lift To Save Fairfield County Business From Fire Quick-Thinking Fire Chief Uses Fork-Lift To Save Fairfield County Business From Fire
Quick-Thinking Fire Chief Uses Fork-Lift To Save Fairfield County Business From Fire A quick-thinking off-duty assistant fire chief saved a fire from happening in the loading dock of a Fairfield County business when a fire started in the engine of a pickup truck. The incident began around 7:46 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, when a 911 call was received by the Danbury Fire Department that a truck was on fire in the load dock area of Omaha Beef on Maple Avenue in Danbury, said James Gagliardo, communications director. As firefighters were responding, Omaha Beef manager Jason Street, who is also the Assistant Fire Chief of the Northville Fire Department, sprang into action.  Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Trailers Full Of 4,000 Pounds Of Bleach, Vegetables Catch Fire In Milford Trailers Full Of 4,000 Pounds Of Bleach, Vegetables Catch Fire In Milford
Trailers Full Of 4,000 Pounds Of Bleach, Vegetables Catch Fire In Milford Four tractor-trailers packed full of bleach and vegetables were damaged by fire and one firefighter was taken to the hospital at an area truck stop. The fire began around 1:55 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Pilot Travel Center on Old Gate Lane in Milford, said the Milford Fire Department. Responding firefighters found two tractor-trailers on fire and two other trailers nearby.  The diesel fuel in the trucks was also involved in the fire. One of the trailers on fire.Milford Fire Department/Facebook Crews pulled numerous fire hoses and used foam to stop the fire from spreading and to e…

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by Kathy Reakes