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7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Norwalk House Fire 7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Norwalk House Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Norwalk House Fire A 7-year-old girl was killed and her father injured during a massive house fire in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out in Norwalk around 5 a.m., Saturday, May 14 at 7 Nelson Ave. Arriving Norwalk firefighters found heavy fire on the front of the house, a burning power line down across the street, and two vehicles on fire in the driveway, said Assistant Fire Chief Edward McCabe of the Norwalk Fire Department. A man and woman who had escaped the fire with their 9-year-old son were in the backyard, attempting to rescue their 7- year-old daughter, who was asleep in a second-floor bedroom, M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County
Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Four Fairfield County lifeguards are being honored for their efforts in attempting to save a drowning man who was thrown into the water from an overturned canoe. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 10, when land and marine units from the Stamford Fire Department, Stamford Police Department, and Stamford Emergency Medical Services responded to Long Island Sound, near the east side of Shippan Point for a report of an overturned canoe with people in the water, said Captain Philip Hayes. Initial 911 calls came from residents of Ocean Drive East after they witnessed indivi…

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by Kathy Reakes