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50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving CT Fire As Residents Jump From Windows 50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving CT Fire As Residents Jump From Windows
50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving CT Fire As Residents Jump From Windows Some 50 dogs and cats were saved during a fast-moving fire in Fairfield County that caused residents to jump from second-floor windows. The fire began in Westport around 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 20 in a mixed-occupancy building that housed apartments and an animal boarding facility. Westport Police officers arrived and reported a visible fire coming from the building, said Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Gootman, of the Westport Fire Department. The fire department arrived and found heavy fire on the second floor of the building, Gootman said. Westport firefighters at work.Westport Fire…

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