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Police & Fire
One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say
One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Head-On CT Crash, Police Say Police are investigating a head-on crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured in northern Connecticut. It happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in Litchfield County in the Town of New Hartford. A Torrington woman was driving a 2019 Hyundai Kona SEL westbound on Route 202 near Business Park Road when a 2016 Honda HR-V EX traveling eastbound crossed the double-yellow line into the westbound lane and the two vehicles collided head-on, Connecticut State Police said. The driver of the Honda, Kushtrim Bytyqi, age 35, of Torrington, was transported f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze
Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze A 26-year-old Connecticut firefighter who suffered a medical emergency while fighting a fire has died. Colin McFadden suffered a medical emergency while battling a three-alarm fire in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10 said, Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. He died on Thursday, Aug. 12, the Burlington Fire Department said. "Today we mourn the passing of Burlington Firefighter and Bristol resident Colin McFadden," the department said late Thursday afternoon in a statement. "Our condolences go out to our ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut
Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut A massive blaze broke out at a historic building in Connecticut which was once a hotel, displacing residents and injuring at least three firefighters. The three-alarm fire started in in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, on the third floor and the roof of the building at 4 Bridge St., Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. According to Barbagallo, 75 to 100 first responders are on the scene and to work as stand-by units. All residents of the building, including 20 adults and two children except for one were accounted …

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by Kathy Reakes