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3 Escape New Canaan House Fire Without Injury 3 Escape New Canaan House Fire Without Injury
3 Escape New Canaan House Fire Three people were able to escape a Fairfield County house fire without injury. The fire occurred in New Canaan on White Shade Oak Lane around 11:40 p.m., Monday, April 8. According to Jill Stayman with the New Canaan Fire Department, the fire started at the rear of the two-car garage and extended into the attic area above it. The three occupants in the home were alerted to the fire when the smoke detector was activated. All were able to self-evacuate without injury, Stayman said.  New Canaan firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire and prevent its extension into …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County An investigation is underway after a landscaping truck fatally struck a company employee in Fairfield County over the weekend. Police responded to the crash in Wilton at 77 Danbury Road (Route 7) at about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Wilton Fire Department and Wilton EMS also responded to the scene. Authorities found that the truck had run over an employee of the landscaping company, and the employee was trapped under the truck. Wilton Fire moved the truck enough to extricate the man, identified as Adolfo Guitierrez Sanchez, of Norwalk, a…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In New Canaan Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In New Canaan
Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In New Canaan No horses were injured when a two-alarm horse barn fire broke out on the land of a private residence in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out around 5 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, in New Canaan, on Silvermine Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the three-stall barn with a hayloft fully engulfed in flames,  said Assistant Fire Chief Albe Bassett, of the New Canaan Fire Department. Two horses were out of the barn and none were injured, Bassett said.  The barn was destroyed.Albe Bassett/New Canaan Fire Department The owners said luckily, the horses wear blankets and like t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home
Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home A Fairfield County home was damaged during an outdoor electrical fire. The Westport Fire Department Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire on Compo Road South at 12:45 pm Thursday, Aug. 5, said Fire Chief Robert Yost.  The residents of the home, including two children, were able to evacuate before the fire department responded. First arriving units reported an electrical fire on the outside of the house from the electrical service drop, Yost said. The interior of the house was checked, and no fire was found inside.  Firefighters&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County A home was destroyed during a two-alarm fire, displacing three residents in Fairfield County. The Westport Fire Department Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call shortly after 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, by a resident reporting a structure fire, said Assistant Chief Jeffrey Gootman. First arriving units found a two-story, two-family home with fire on the first floor, the second floor, and attic, Gootman said.  Fire companies searched the house for victims and found none as the house had been evacuated prior to the arrival of the fire department. The residents of the second f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation
Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire found in a wall of a home in the area. The call for the fire in the Fairfield County home came in around 8:32 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, on Turkey Hill Lane in Westport, said Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Gootman. Westport firefighters responded with four engines, a ladder truck, Gootman said. "Arriving units found smoke in the basement and the first floor," he said. A further investigation found a fire in a wall on the first floor. Access was made to the wall and the fire was quickly extinguished. The cause of the fire is under investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Missing Wilton Man Found Dead
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead A 53-year-old missing Fairfield County man has been found dead by police. Todd Davies, 53, of Wilton, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 8, was found dead on Thursday, Jan. 9, said Wilton Police Capt. Robert Cipolla. Cipolla said Davies was found dead around 10 a.m. but did not offer where he was located.  The Wilton Police Department with the assistance of the Wilton Fire Department, Wilton CERT, and neighboring law enforcement and fire agencies had been working to located Davies since he was reported missing, Cipolla said. The department will work with the state'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Displaces New Canaan Family Fire Displaces New Canaan Family
Fire Displaces New Canaan Family A two-alarm fire left a New Canaan home with extensive damage, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched to a Strawberry Hill Road home shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, where there was a report of a fire that spread from the chimney to the surrounding walls and an attic space, Fire Marshal Fred Baker said. “The fire appears to have been caused by a breach in the chimney system, allowing hot embers to escape and ignite the structural members,” he said. The homeowners were able to escape the home at the time the blaze broke out, and no injuries were reported. They reportedly pl…

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by Zak Failla
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House Fire Breaks Out At Six-Bedroom Estate In Weston House Fire Breaks Out At Six-Bedroom Estate In Weston
House Fire Breaks Out At Six-Bedroom Estate In Weston A $2 million Weston home was ravaged by a fire that spread through the 7,000-square-foot mansion. The fire started Sunday night, Feb. 10 at the home at 103 Good Hill Road, said the Weston Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found a heavy fire that extended into the attic near the garage and spread throughout the home. Firefighters battled the "stubborn" blaze with the assistance of the Wilton Fire Department and the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. The town of Westport Fire Department provided townwide coverage.  No one was injured during the fire. The Weston…

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by Kathy Reakes
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30 Roads Completely Shut Down During Second Nor'easter, Wilton PD Says 30 Roads Completely Shut Down During Second Nor'easter, Wilton PD Says
30 Roads Completely Shut Down During Second Nor'easter, Wilton PD Says As snow is falling again, the Wilton Police Department is reporting that at the height of the March 7 and 8 Nor'easter, the second Nor'easter to hit the area in a 10-day span, 30 roads were closed. During the storm, the department responded to 211 calls for service, including four for traffic accidents and 141 calls related to road conditions such as downed trees and utility wires, the department reported. In total, 192 separate locations were identified on more than 100 roads with either downed trees or wires. At the height of the storm, more than 30 roads were completely closed, police s…

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by Kathy Reakes