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Man Rescued Hanging From Third-Floor Window During Bridgeport Two-Alarm Fire Man Rescued Hanging From Third-Floor Window During Bridgeport Two-Alarm Fire
Man Rescued Hanging From Third-Floor Window During Bridgeport Two-Alarm Fire A dramatic rescue during a Bridgeport two-alarm fire saved a man dangling from a third-floor window by one arm as flames consumed the home. The fire took place around 430 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 1042 Iranistan Ave., a three-floor rooming house, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the department. Responding firefighters reported heavy fire from the rear of the building on the second and third floors, and one man hanging from the third-floor window, Jones said.  The Rescue Company was able to remove the victim with a ground ladder, he added. He was then transported to the hospital for eva…

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by Kathy Reakes