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Two-Alarm Fairfield County House Fire Knocked Down: Officials Two-Alarm Fairfield County House Fire Knocked Down: Officials
Two-Alarm Fairfield County House Fire Knocked Down: Officials Firefighters in Connecticut had to contend with frigid conditions when a fire broke out in a Danbury home on a snowy Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6. A house fire in Danbury reached a second alarm and drew multiple fire companies to the scene, the Danbury Fire Department said. Crews responded to the blaze on Hoyt Street at 4:30 p.m., according to Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan, who immediately called for a second alarm upon arrival.  A total of seven career fire companies and three volunteer companies battled the flames.  The Thursday afternoon fire in Danbury. Danbury Fire Depar…

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by Zak Failla
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Two-Alarm Condo Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Two-Alarm Condo Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Two-Alarm Condo Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Two units of a four-story wood-frame condo complex in Fairfield County were deemed uninhabitable and a resident was burned after a swift-moving fire started in one of the units. The fire started around 10:45 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the area of Deer Hill Avenue and Wooster Street, in Danbury said James Gagliardo, of the Danbury Fire Department.  Arriving units were flagged down by neighbors in front of 130 Deer Hill Ave. directing them to a 4-story wood frame condo complex with smoke showing from the rear of the building, Gagliardo said. A second alarm was declared …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Damages Deli In Danbury Three-Alarm Fire Damages Deli In Danbury
Three-Alarm Fire Damages Deli In Danbury A three-alarm fire heavily damaged a Danbury deli. The Danbury 911 center received multiple calls stating that a large amount of smoke was billowing from the Marcello's Deli and Catering near Lake Avenue and Hobson Street late in the evening on Monday, Jan. 14. The 911 dispatch center then alerted fire units, which arrived quickly at the scene. Fire crews confirmed that the smoke was coming from the roof of the structure. Fire crews worked to combat what they called a “stubborn” blaze, which was determined to have started in the attic space of Marcello’s. The fire was eventually deemed un…

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by Valerie Musson