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Fire Destroys Norwalk Family's Home Week Before Christmas Fire Destroys Norwalk Family's Home Week Before Christmas
Fire Destroys Norwalk Family's Home Week Before Christmas Firefighters in Connecticut battled a fast-moving two-alarm fire this week that displaced two residents and left a Fairfield County home uninhabitable.  Crews responded to 238 Silvermine Ave. in Norwalk at 7:21 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, after reports of a house fire and evacuation efforts were underway, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to find smoke billowing from the eaves and flames pouring out of a side entrance. Norwalk Fire Department The fire began in the basement, the Norwalk firefighters said, and quickly spread to the first floor of the 2.5-story residential home. Bec…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department
Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department A group of Fairfield County firefighters received the call all dreaded, a blaze at their own station.  The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Station 1 on Reef Road. The crew received the news from Fairfield Fire Marshal, Asst. Fire Chief Phil Higgins as they were returning from a call that he had been alerted to a fire in the kitchen when the heat detectors activated the the building fire alarm. After discovering the source of the fire, a frying pan burning on the stove, Higgins immediately called 911 and requested assistance. Then, wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
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
Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford
Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford A popular downtown restaurant was severely damaged in a late Sunday night fire. Dispatchers received a 911 call at approximately 8:56 p.m. reporting a fire inside of Flames Mediterranean Grill located at 12 Daniel St. in Milford. The caller was an employee of a neighboring restaurant and discovered the fire after someone reported an odor of smoke in the area, said Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi of Milford Fire Rescue. Firefighting units arrived on scene and found the restaurant charged with thick black smoke. Fire crews forced entry through the front doors of the structure and advanc…

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by Joe Lombardi