Light Rain Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Reservoir Ave, Bridgeport, CT

Police & Fire
House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set
House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set Bridgeport fire officials are working with the State Fire Marshal's lab and local detectives to determine if a house fire was set intentionally. The fire, at  1367 Reservoir Ave., which started at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, was on the outside of the building when crews arrived but threatening to spread inside the home, said Deputy Chief Ron Rolfe said. Rolfe said the department had taken samples from around the fire debris area to send to the state lab to look for accelerates after crews found evidence that suggests the fire was started on purpose. "This is a slow process and could take severa…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspicious Bridgeport House Fire Under Investigation Suspicious Bridgeport House Fire Under Investigation
Suspicious Bridgeport House Fire Under Investigation Authorities are investigating a suspicious full first-alarm house fire early Sunday morning in Bridgeport that may have been intentionally set. Just before 2:30 a.m., the Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1367 Reservoir Ave.  Upon arrival, units found fire on the outside of the building threating to extend to the interior, said Ron Rolfe, Bridgeport FD deputy chief, who noted that quick operations by the members of the department held the damage to the exterior.  "Our Fire Marshal Division is working with Bridgeport Police to investigate the fir…

SHARE

by Daily Voice