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Attic Fire Heavily Damages Norwalk Home Attic Fire Heavily Damages Norwalk Home
Attic Fire Heavily Damages Norwalk Home A fire that started in a finished attack, heavily damaged a Norwalk home with smoke and water. The fire started around at the Norwalk home located at 150 Chestnut Hill Road around 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18. The residents were able to self-evacuate. No one was injured, said Deputy Chief Michael McCallum. Some 29 firefighters who responded with two trucks were able to bring the fire under control in 25 minutes, McCallum said. The home sustained heavy fire and smoke damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, McCallum said.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Home Heavily Damaged During Fire Fairfield County Home Heavily Damaged During Fire
Fairfield County Home Heavily Damaged During Fire A Fairfield County home was heavily damaged during an attic fire over the weekend. The fire happened in Stratford around 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 Alvord St. On arrival, Stratford firefighters reported heavy fire on the west side exterior and in the attic of the home, said Stratford Assistant Fire Chief Robert Daniel.  A  total of 22 firefighters and two safety officers responded to the fire, Daniel said.  The fire initially started on the exterior of the 1,800-square-foot colonial-style home.  The fire was under control in about 40 minutes, Dan…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Two Families Displaced By CT House Fire Two Families Displaced By CT House Fire
Two Families Displaced By CT House Fire The American Red Cross is assisting two families in Connecticut after a fire tore through a multi-family home. In New Haven County, a fire broke out in Naugatuck inside an Andrew Avenue home shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3, which required a heavy response from local departments. The fire broke out in a third-floor attic that was part of an apartment inside the multi-family home, according to a Naugatuck Fire Department spokesperson. One firefighter was hospitalized after slipping, falling, and suffering a non-life-threatening injury to his leg battling the blaze before he was res…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk 16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk A house fire displaced 16 people in Norwalk. Firefighters responded at  6:51 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 to a house on Grove St. where a fire reportedly started in the basement and extended to the first floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire Department. First responders arriving were met with heavy fire at the front door, the department said. There was extensive fire damage to the first floor and smoke damage to the second and third floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire which reported all occupants escaped with no injuries. The house is posted unfit for occupancy and 16 peopl…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Seven Displaced In Stamford House Fire Seven Displaced In Stamford House Fire
Seven Displaced In Stamford House Fire A third-floor fire in Stamford has displaced seven residents. Emergency crews received a report of a fire in an attic from an occupant residing at 20 Hackett Circle South on Sunday, March 24 around 9:30 a.m. After arrival, firefighters noticed heavy smoke coming from the third floor of the three-and-a-half-story wooden framed home. Residents stated that all occupants had safely evacuated the building. Firefighters stretched two hose lines throughout the building while continuing their search for any remaining residents. No further occupants were found in the building, and fire crews manag…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Popular Italian Deli Dating Back To 1966 Reopening On Black Rock Turnpike In Fairfield Popular Italian Deli Dating Back To 1966 Reopening On Black Rock Turnpike In Fairfield
Popular Italian Deli Dating Back To 1966 Reopening On Black Rock Turnpike In Fairfield Italian Deli fans rejoice -- Sorrento Importing Co., a staple of Bridgeport’s Italian food fans since 1966 -- will be reopening in a new location next month. The local favorite had to shut down its Main Street store in August after a fire destroyed the third-floor apartment located above the business.  In September, the business said on Facebook it was reopening in November in a new location in Fairfield and hated to leave their longtime home. But ultimately the damage from the fire created too much damage for them to reopen. Instead, Sorrento's will be opening in a shopping plaza located …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses After Fire Breaks Out At Medical Company In Fairfield County Roof Collapses After Fire Breaks Out At Medical Company In Fairfield County
Roof Collapses After Fire Breaks Out At Medical Company In Fairfield County A Fairfield County medical warehouse will be inaccessible for “a period of time” after a fire tore through the building, collapsing the roof and leaving substantial structural damage. Firefighters from the Stratford Fire Department were dispatched to the Kubtec Medical Imaging Company on Research Drive on Sunday afternoon, where smoke could be seen billowing through the sky after a fire broke out inside. Officials said that upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found “a large amount of fire” within the warehouse, and the building’s roof had already begun to collapse onto the floor below. …

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by Zak Failla